Visions in a Seer Stone
Davis, William L.![Visions in a Seer Stone](https://support.digitalhusky.com/media/annotations/sorted/326/32686432/CHSBZCOP0332686432.jpg)
In this interdisciplinary work, William L. Davis examines Joseph Smith's 1829 creation of the Book of Mormon, the foundational text of the Latter Day Saint movement. Positioning the text in the history of early American oratorical techniques, sermon culture, educational practices, and the passion for self-improvement, Davis elucidates both the fascinating cultural context for the creation of the Book of Mormon and the central role of oral cult...