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The Council of Fifty: A Documentary History – Understanding the Primary Source Publication

"The Council of Fifty: A Documentary History is an essential scholarly volume published by the Church Historian’s Press in 2016 as part of The Joseph Smith Papers project. It provides the definitive, annotated collection of minutes, correspondence, and related documents concerning the Council of Fifty, a secret political and governing body established by Joseph Smith in Nauvoo, Illinois, in 1844. For historians, researchers, and students of 19th-century American religious and political history, this volume serves as the primary resource for understanding the transition of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints from a religious movemen..."

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