Joseph Smith, Jr.'s Red Brick Store (Western Illinois monograph series) Roger D

Very Good Used, near new. No names, no writing. Paper covers. 1998. Same Title, same cover as stock photo. Softcover. WWW

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Product description: From the The Red Brick Store, built by Joseph Smith, Jr., in Nauvoo, Illinois, during the heyday of the Latter Day Saint sojourn there, is a unique building. One of the most important structures in the city, around it revolved much of the economic, political, religious, and social activity of the Mormon stronghold. After the exodus of the majority of the Mormons in the city in the mid- 1840s, the building declined in importance and deteriorated. It was eventually torn down and its brick used to construct other buildings in the community. For nearly ninety years all that was left of the store was its foundation. Because of the intense historic reconstruction effort in Nauvoo, however, in 1978 the Reorganized Church, owners of the Red Brick Store site, decided to reconstruct the building as part of its 1980 sesquicentennial celebration. Since that time it has been an important stop for visitors to historic Nauvoo. This monograph contains a recapitulation of the structure's history from its first building through demolition to reconstruction. It also contains a portion of the daybook used to record business transactions in the store during the first two years of its existence. We have sought to write the history of the building with candor, for within its walls both triumphant and tragic events occurred. Condition:Used; Like New manufacturer:Western Illinois University binding:paperback format:paperback