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Leonard Arrington and the Writing of Mormon History
  • Author : Gregory A. Prince
  • Release Date : 06 July 2022
  • Publisher : Unknown
  • Genre : Biography & Autobiography
  • Pages : 540
  • ISBN 13 : 160781479X
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Book Description: The most comprehensive biography of Leonard Arrington to date--a story of scholarship and controversy

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