Alexander Doniphan was a Missourian, a lawyer, and a military man. Alexander was a complex man, it is hard to put Alexander in a little box of good or bad. Through his heroic acts in Church History, it is easy to classify him as a hero, but with a more complete view it is easier to see the Alexander Doniphan was not a hero, but like most people he was complicated. With the new book out by Susan Easton Black, called "Alexander Doniphan, courageous defender and friend of the Saints", there is a...
