Turning Type into Pi: The Destruction of the Nauvoo Exposito

Title

Turning Type into Pi: The Destruction of the Nauvoo Expositor in Historical Context

Publication Type

Journal Article

Year of Publication

2023

Authors

Foster, Craig L. (Primary)

Journal

Interpreter: A Journal of Latter-day Saint Faith and Scholarship

Pagination

107–126

Volume

58 URL

https://journal.interpreterfoundation.org/turning-type-into-pi-the-destruction-of-the-nauvoo-expositor-in-historical-context/

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Bibliographic Citation

Abstract

The destruction of the Nauvoo Expositor has been portrayed as an event that stands out as a unique act where Joseph Smith and the Nauvoo City Council suppressed free speech. However, rather than being an anomaly, the destruction of the Nauvoo Expositor was historically and socially reflective of society in a volatile period in American history during which time several presses were destroyed and even editors attacked and killed.

Journal

Interpreter: A Journal of Latter-day Saint Faith and Scholarship 58 (2023)

19th Century American History

Nauvoo, IL

Nauvoo Expositor

Latter-day Saint History (1820-1846)

Turning Type into Pi: The Destruction of the Nauvoo Expositor in Historical Context

Title