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References
- Cheryl L. Bruno, "The Conjugal Relationships of Parley P. Pratt as Portrayed in His 'Autobiography'", Journal of Mormon History , vol. 37, no. 1 (Winter 2011):187–94.
- Matthew J. Grow, "A 'Truly Eventful Life': Writing the 'Autobiography' of Parley P. Pratt", Journal of Mormon History , vol. 37, no. 1 (Winter 2011):153–58.
- David W. Grua, "Persecution, Memory, and Mormon Identity in Parley Pratt's 'Autobiography'", Journal of Mormon History , vol. 37, no. 1 (Winter 2011):168–73.
- Benjamin E. Park, "Parley Pratt's 'Autobiography' as Personal Restoration and Redemption", Journal of Mormon History , vol. 37, no. 1 (Winter 2011):158–64.
- Joseph M. Spencer, " On the Poetics of Self-Knowledge: Poetry in Parley Pratt's 'Autobiography'", Journal of Mormon History , vol. 37, no. 1 (Winter 2011):173–78.
