Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents ix
3. Acknowledgments xi
4. A Note on Capitalization xv
5. Introduction 1
6. Part I. Print- Bible Culture in the Early United States
7. Chapter One. Creating the American Bible Reader, 1777–1816 19
8. Chapter Two. Taking a Text 40
9. Part II. Beyond Bibles
10. Chapter Three. Joshua, When the Walls Fell 65
11. Chapter Four. “Write These Things in a Book” 86
12. Chapter Five. The Many Bibles of Joseph Smith 110
13. Conclusion. Abandoned Quarries 129
14. Notes 137
15. Bibliography 167
16. Index 185