"A Peculiar People"

“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