Life of John Taylor: Third President of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints

A biography of Mormon Prophet John Taylor, outlining his origins, life, and work in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. It discusses Taylor's conversion to Mormonism, his severe wounding at Carthage Jail in Illinois during the attack that killed Mormon founder Joseph Smith, and many events in his life leading to his ascendency to President of the Church in 1880. Written by B. H. Roberts - a contemporary and fellow laborer in the Church's organization - in 1892, several years after Taylor's death.