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A Short History of Mormon Publishing: Commercial LDS Publishing Begins

The fourth of eight posts and an introduction. See also Part III, Part II, Part I, Introduction

The arrival of the transcontinental railroad to Utah in 1869 marked the end of a period of relative isolation for the LDS Church. It also came just at the end of a period of almost no Mormon publishing in Utah and the United States. Continue reading “A Short History of Mormon Publishing: Commercial LDS Publishing Begins”

Author William MorrisPosted on 03/03/2010Categories History, PublishingTags Authored by Kent Larsen, books, cheap novels, Deseret Alphabet, Deseret News, Deseret News Printing, Deseret Sunday School Union, Faith Promoting Series, fiction, George Q. Cannon, George Q. Cannon and Sons, junius F. Wells, Juvenile Instructor, magazines, newspapers, printing, publisher, Relief Society, Sunday School, susa young gates, The Contributor, Women's Exponent, YLMIA, YMMIA, Young Ladies Mutual Improvement Association, Young Men's Mutual Improvement Association, Young Women's Journal8 Comments on A Short History of Mormon Publishing: Commercial LDS Publishing Begins

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