A true history of the rise of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints-- of the restoration of the holy priesthood and of the late discovery of ancient American records, collected from the most authentic sources ever published to the world, which unfold the history of this continent from the earliest ages after the flood, to the beginning of the fifth century of the Christian era with a sketch of the faith and doctrine of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, also a brief outline of their persecution, and martyrdom of their prophet, Joseph Smith, and the appointment of his successor James J. Strang, 1849.