Closing the book after reading, “Brigham Young: Pioneer Prophet,” the new biography by George Mason University religious studies professor John G. Turner, published by Belknap Press of Harvard ...

In 2012, scholar John Turner published an award-winning biography of Brigham Young, a mountain of a man in Western Americana. But there remained a bigger fish to pursue, namely Joseph Smith, the ...

The Tribune spoke with Johnson and historian John Turner, author of the acclaimed 2012 biography, “Brigham Young: Pioneer ...

John G. Turner’s new book is a nimble account that showcases the frenzied core of Smith’s soul.

On Sept. 20, Harvard University Press published a major new biography of Brigham Young, the second president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, colonizer of Utah and much of the ...

The Tribune spoke with Johnson and historian John Turner, author of the acclaimed 2012 biography, “Brigham Young: Pioneer Prophet,” about how the Young of “American Primeval” compares to ...

D. Orlando Ledbetter, Esq is the award-winning Atlanta Falcons beat writer for the newspaper, has been on the staff since 2003. Every day D. Orlando strives to provide inside in the Falcons and ...

Brigham Young (John Donovan Wilson) and Mary Ann Angell (Twyla Wilson) walk together. (Photo: "Six Days in August") The lead actors were cast from around the country and some of them are not ...

Academics rarely lay the groundwork for feature films. But George Mason University’s John G. Turner might consider retaining an agent, given the quality of his new biography of Brigham Young.

Let’s all step away from watching March Madness and take a brief moment to welcome Brigham Young University to the round of 32. Yep, the Cougars survived and advanced.