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 Published in Nauvoo from April 16, 1842 through April 26, 1843, The Wasp provides a crucial window into first hand accounts of the happenings and concerns of the Saints in Nauvoo. It was initially edited by William Smith,
younger brother of Joseph Smith. William was succeeded by John Taylor as editor
and Taylor and Wilford Woodruff as printers and publishers. Some of the main stories that are covered in the newspaper are the August 1842 elections where local candidates endorsed by the Mormons easily won their elections, the fall from grace of John C. Bennett, the attempt by the state of Missouri to extradite Joseph Smith as an accessory in the attempted murder of Lilburn W. Boggs, and the Illinois legislature's effort to repeal the Nauvoo charter.
 With forward by Peter Crawley,
putting the newspaper into historical context, this first ever reproduction of the entire run of the The Wasp is essential to anyone interested in the Nauvoo period.
Hardcover, $79.95, ISBN 1-58958-050-8
216 pages, Oversized 17 X 11
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