Follow the adventures
of Joseph Smith III, son of the martyred Latter Day Saint prophet, through his
school days in Nauvoo, Illinois, in the 1840's—including:
=A log school building
with slabs of wood for seats
=Writing with homemade
pens and homemade ink
=An initiation stunt
that backfired on the boys
=The pain of sticking
the tongue against a frosty axe
=Playing games-both
playing fair and playing rough
= Learning to spell as
well as the older students could
=Practice in public
speaking—outside in the woods
= Proper conduct,
courtesy, and politeness to others
=Sometimes sticking up
for friends and for principles
=The enjoyment of
reading histories and biographies
= And even occasional
meetings with "Assistant Birch"!
32 Pages $3.00
32 Pages $3.00