A House for the Most High: The Story of the Original Nauvoo Temple

Coming from Kofford Book:

A House for the Most High: The Story of the Original Nauvoo Temple
By Matt McBride

This informative book will chronologically document the
behind-the-scenes stories of the common people involved in the
sacrifice to erect the second Mormon temple. First hand accounts are
drawn from diaries, journals, and letters.
The prologue of this book discusses briefly the early temple building
efforts of the fledgling Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints,
the development of temple-related doctrines during the decade prior to
the Nauvoo era, and the arrival of the Saints in Illinois in 1839. The
body of the history covers the years 1840, when the temple was first
contemplated, to 1850, when its walls were toppled by a hurricane. An
epilogue completes the story by recounting the story of the repurchase
of the temple lot by the Church in 1937, the lot's excavation in 1962,
and the announcement that the temple would be rebuilt. Also included
is an appendix containing important eyewitness descriptions of the
temple, and a bibliography of major sources.