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Analyzing Mormonism sells books! Mainly because I want these out-of-print books on my own bookshelf, I aim to also publish old Mormon books in the public domain. I also plan on publishing other content, that has to deal with Mormonism.
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Originally published in 1886, German author Wilhelm Wyl gives his expose on Mormonism and the early Mormon church.
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Originally published in 1848, A Narrative of Some of the Proceedings of the Mormons is a rare and striking firsthand account from Catherine Lewis, a former believer who journeyed deep into the inner workings of early Mormonism—only to emerge disillusioned and determined to warn others.
Drawn by promises of divine truth, Lewis travels to Nauvoo, where she encounters secret teachings, plural marriage proposals, and the mysterious temple “endowment” ceremonies. What begins as a sincere search for spiritual confirmation quickly transforms into a troubling exposure of hidden rituals, coercion, and absolute obedience to church leadership.
With vivid detail, Lewis recounts her personal experiences inside the temple, her resistance to becoming a plural wife, and her growing fear as she uncovers what she believes to be deception, manipulation, and dangerous doctrines operating beneath the surface of the faith.
Part memoir, part exposé, this controversial narrative offers a window into the tensions, beliefs, and conflicts surrounding early Mormon history—capturing the voice of a woman who risked everything to speak out.
Mormonism Unveiled
John D. Lee
Lee's book was first published in 1877, just after the author was executed for his complicity in the Mountain Meadows Massacre. It was dictated to, and edited by Lee's attorney, William W. Bishop.
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Wife No. 19
Ann Eliza Young
Ann Eliza Webb was born into Mormonism in 1844. Her first years were spent just across the road from Brigham Young. Ann Eliza was one year old when her mother became one of the first wives to be subject to polygamy. Her father helped build the wagons and handcarts of the pioneers that journeyed west; a trip that was fatal for many. Her family was an example of what a polygamous family should be, but from inside that family, she knew that all was not well.
Ann Eliza determined never to enter polygamy, but little did she know that as a woman in Utah during the Reformation period, she had no choice in the matter. Brigham Young, who held her as a baby, had his eye on her and wanted her for a wife.
Follow the story of Ann Eliza Webb Young from her birth to the eventual demise of her faith and her “marriage”. Contemporary with John D. Lee’s Mormonism Unveiled, and Tell It All by Fanny Stenhouse, this historical book gives a view of Mormonism not seen in today’s retellings of Utah’s colorful past.
Nauvoo
Expositor
This book is a reprinting of the newspaper published in Nauvoo, Illinois which led to Joseph Smith's arrest and, indirectly, his death. Only one edition of the newspaper was ever printed. Joseph Smith called the newspaper a "nuisance" and said that the publishers had "formed a conspiracy for the purpose of destroying [his] life." Joseph ordered the printing press destroyed and the order was carried out on June 10th, 1844. Joseph was arrested on June 25th and was killed by a mob on June 27, 1844.
The book was edited and put into novel format for readability. There are stories, news articles, and ads that have nothing to do with Joseph Smith, but they have been left in for accuracy.
Most members are unfamiliar with the contents of this paper
William Smith
on Mormonism
Written by the prophet Joseph Smith's brother and originally published in 1883, William Smith brings to light his perspective on the birth of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. His telling of the first vision, for example, is very different from the canonized version the Church publishes today.
The ebook and audiobook are available today!
Nauvoo Relief Society Minute Book
The very first Relief Society meeting took place on March 17, 1842. Eliza R. Snow was appointed Secretary and had custody of this record. The last recorded Relief Society meeting took place on March 16, 1844 and it did not reappear for twenty years. This record gives insight into the hearts and minds of these faithful Mormon women and why the society eventually ended for two decades.
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Nauvoo Relief Society Minute Book
Annotated
As a companion to the Nauvoo Relief Society Minute Book, we will be selling an annotated version as well. For the serious historian, I'd recommend The First Fifty Years of Relief Society compiled by Derr, Madsen, Holbrook, and Grow, but for something more manageable, this will be available soon!
Books in the Queue
Below is a list of some of the titles that Edina Publishers is/will be working on soon.
Mormonism Unvailed by E. D. Howe
An Address to All Believers in Christ by David Whitmer
Mormonism Unveiled by Parley P. Pratt
Occultic Sciences by Ebenezer Sibly
View of the Hebrews by Ethan Smith
Maniscrupt Story by Solomon Spaulding
The Late War by Gilbert J. Hunt
Life and Voyage of Christopher Columbus by Christopher Columbus
Travels of Marco Polo ed. by William Marsden
The Mormons by Edward O. Guerrant
New Light on Mormonism by Ellen E. Dickinson
Tell it All by T. B. H. Stenhouse
Morgan's Freemasonry Exposed and Explained by Captain William Morgan
Brigham's Destroying Angel by William Adams Hickman
Women of Mormondom by Edward W. Tullidge
Joseph Smith's History (original) by Lucy Mack Smith
General Smith's Views of the Power and Policy of the Government by John Taylor
Journal of Heber C. Kimball compiled by R. B. Thompson
The Mormon Prophet by Lily Dugall
The Story Mormonism by James E. Talmage
Mormonism Exposed by G. B. Hancock
Mormonism Exposed and Refuted by Wliliam Kirby
Mormonism Exposed by James W. Barclay
Mormonism Exposed Internally and Externally by Origen Bacheler
Mormonism Exposed by Thomas Philip Marshall
Mormonism Exposed by John C. Kimball
Mormonism Exposed by William Swartzell
Mormonism Exposed: The Constitutaion and the Territories by Richard Whitehead Young
Mormonism Explained and Exposed by Dawson Burns
Exposure of Clerical Slander by J. Habe
Origin, Rise, and Progress of Mormonism by Pomeroy Tucker
The Mormon Iniquity by Frederick Alphonso Noble
The Antidote to Mormonism by John Brindley
The History of the Saints by John C. Bennett
The Myseteries of Mormonism by Alfred Trumble
The Golden Bible by M. T. Lamb
Fruits of Mormonism by Nelson Slater
Mormonism Exploded by Andrew B. Hepburn
The Fruits of Mormonism by Newbern Isaac Butt
The Case Against Mormonism by Robert C. Webb
Mormonism Not Christianity by James Dean
The Mormon Elders and the Devils by H. T. J.
The Character of Anti-Mormon Propaganda by W. P. Monson
Mormonism Against Itself by Samuel Wegner Traum
Don't See What You're Looking For?
If there is a title that you do not see, that you'd like to see us publish, just note that unless we have permission, we can only publish books that are in the public domain. In order for books to be in the public domain the author has to have been deceased for at least seventy years. If there is a book that you'd like us to publish that is in the public domain, please reach out to me at julia@edinapublishers.com.