Today’s Between the Covers podcast is with John G. Turner, author of Brigham Young: Pioneer Prophet. We discuss why Brigham Young is sometimes called the “American Moses,” what Young would think of his fellow Mormon Mitt Romney, and whether voters in 2012 will accept a Mormon president.

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