“As Fluhman shows in marvelous detail, Mormonism was the great scandal of American nineteenth-century religion.” — The New Yorker
“General readers interested in American religious history will find this a worthwhile read.” — Library Journal
“Recommended. All levels/libraries.” — CHOICE
"The world needs more books like Fluhman’s deft account of nineteenth-century anti-Mormon literature and the fascinating American dialogues about religion that anti-Mormonism produced. Interdisciplinarity and historicity thrive simultaneously in “A Peculiar People,” and Fluhman’s marvelously succinct book as much elevates him as a historian of synoptic breadth as it uplifts his subject.” — Journal of Interdisciplinary History
“An important work to the growing field of historical treatments of anti-Mormonism . . . I wholeheartedly recommend Fluhman’s excellent volume.” — Journal of Mormon History
“A comprehensive history of anti-Mormon thought.” — American Catholic Studies Newsletter
“Fluhman has successfully captured the dynamic process of nineteenth-century religious otherness by crafting a wonderfully entertaining, illuminating, and concise book.” — Register of the Kentucky Historical Society
“Few books deserve to be longer. This is one of them. . . . A must-read for anyone seriously interested in the study of American religion.” — Journal of American History
“This excellent book deserves a wide audience and offers much to those interested in religion and identity, the nineteenth century, the American West, and intellectual and cultural history.” — American Historical Review
“Fluhman’s book goes beyond the usual treatments of anti-Mormonism. . . . A stimulating discussion of the course of religion in America. This review can only hint at the richness of Fluhman’s interpretive work.” — The Annals of Iowa
