Original sentence: Foster then cited examples of women marrying at a young age in colonial America, arguing that it was a common practice.Krakauer states his opinion more bluntly during an interview in 2003, in which he states "They will not like the fact that I point out that Joseph Smith told 14-year-old girls ‘God says you should marry me, if you don’t...’ His way of getting laid doesn’t reflect well on him.Responding to Krakauer’s characterization of Helen’s marriage to Smith, Mormon author Craig Foster states, Falling into the same trap as many people and even some historians, he places his own modern values onto another place and time and, when their marriage patterns do not conform to his worldview, he looks upon it and writes about it with an open-mouthed, suitably shocked, and offended approach"
Edited sentence: For example, in 17th century Chesapeake Bay and the surrounding area, the common age of marriage for women was sixteen or younger.Foster goes on to cite examples of how common it was for women to marry at a young age in colonial America.Krakauer states his opinion more bluntly during an interview in 2003, in which he states "They will not.Responding to Krakauer’s characterization of Helen’s marriage to Smith, Mormon author Craig Foster states, “Falling into the same trap as many people and even some historians, he places his own modern values onto another place and time and, when their marriage patterns do not conform to his worldview, he looks upon it and writes about it with an open-mouthed, suitably shocked, and offended approach".laid doesn’t reflect well on him.like the fact that I point out that Joseph Smith told 14-year-old girls ‘God says you should marry me, if you don’t...’ His way of getting