The Juvenile Instructor Office: The Growth of Specialized Publishing in Utah in the 1880s

by Craig S. Smith Available in quality full-color, Smyth-sewn hardcover. Order today! “A major accomplishment culminating from Smith’s decades of book collecting and study of the Juvenile Instructor office.” — Gregory Seppi “This is a collector’s dream to read the history and see all the known examples of books published by the Juvenile Instructor Office.” — Chris Bench Preview the volume Book Description: Discover the untold story of a pioneering force in Western American publishing. In The Juvenile Instructor Office: The Growth of Specialized Publishing in Utah in the 1880s, Craig S. Smith uncovers the vibrant, largely overlooked history of Mormonism’s early publishing ventures in nineteenth-century Utah. At the heart of this transformation was the Juvenile Instructor Office—a small but ambitious press that evolved from a youth's magazine into one of the largest Mormon publishing operations of its time. With vivid historical detail and engaging narrative, Smith traces how Ge