Photos of Brigham Young, like the one on the cover of John Turner's magnificent new biography, do not show him in the best light. His hair is long and unkempt, like a pageboy without the bangs, and his lips are pursed between a smirk and a smile. His eyes display a slight squint, as if he is challenging the viewer to guess his state of mind. Turner's book shows just how hard that would have been to do.
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