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A review by brycee8f83
Brigham Young: American Moses by Leonard J. Arrington
3.0
(B-school) I enjoyed learning about the transition in church leadership from Joseph, a very spiritual and emotional leader, to Brigham, a very practical and driven leader. It's amazing what Brigham was able to accomplish amidst so much change and uncertainty.
The book itself was pretty boring - the pace was too slow at times and got into more detail in areas I wasn't interested. I wouldn't say the book is biased towards Brigham Young but it definitely isn't unbiased - even when presenting negative aspects of his life Arrington still goes to bat for Brigham and I felt there were many areas that were glossed over or left out.
Overall a lot to learn from Brigham as a practical, no nonsense, get it done kind of leader, but not my favorite book.
The book itself was pretty boring - the pace was too slow at times and got into more detail in areas I wasn't interested. I wouldn't say the book is biased towards Brigham Young but it definitely isn't unbiased - even when presenting negative aspects of his life Arrington still goes to bat for Brigham and I felt there were many areas that were glossed over or left out.
Overall a lot to learn from Brigham as a practical, no nonsense, get it done kind of leader, but not my favorite book.