The Mormoness; Or, The Trials Of Mary Maverick: A Narrative Of Real Events (Mormon Image in Literature) - Softcover

Russell, John

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1589585070 ISBN 13: 9781589585072

Publisher: Greg Kofford Books, Inc., 2016

Synopsis

Published in 1853, the first American novel about the Mormons is also one of the best. John Russell, an Illinois journalist and educator, witnessed the persecution in Missouri and Illinois and generally sympathized with the Saints. The Mormoness tells the story of Mary Maverick, the heroine of the novel, who joined the Mormon Church when her husband was converted in Illinois. Though not initially a believer, Mary embraces her identity as "the Mormoness" when her husband and son are killed in a Haun's Mill-like massacre-and at the end of the novel, she must find a way to forgive the killer. Virtually unavailable until now, Michael Austin and Ardis E. Parshall's fresh transcription, introduction, notes, and appendices enable readers to rediscover a compassionate and insightful outsider's view of early Mormonism.

About this title

About the Author:

John Russell (1793-1863) was a school teacher, journalist, writer, editor, and founder of the town of Bluffdale, Illinois. He was a first-hand witness to the Mormon expulsion from Missouri and their settlement in Nauvoo. His novella The Mormoness; or The Trials of Mary Maverick was the first work of American fiction to feature Mormon characters. 

Michael Austin is the author or editor of seven books and more than 50 articles, book chapters, and reviews, including Re-reading Job: Understanding the Ancient World's Greatest Poem. He is currently the Executive Vice President of Academic Affairs at the University of Evansville in Evansville, Indiana. 

Ardis E. Parshall is a historian, freelance researcher specializing in Mormon history, and author. She co-edited with Paul Reeve Mormonism: A Historical Encyclopedia and is currently writing She Shall Be an Ensign, a history of the LDS Church told through the lives of Mormon women. She blogs at Keepapitchinin.

About this edition

• Publisher: Greg Kofford Books, Inc.
• Publication date: 2016
• ISBN 10: 1589585070
• ISBN 13: 9781589585072
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 130
• Editor: Austin Michael, Parshall Ardis E