American crucifixion : the murder of Joseph Smith and the fate of the Mormon church / Alex Beam.
American crucifixion : the murder of Joseph Smith and the fate of the Mormon church / Alex Beam.
American crucifixion : the murder of Joseph Smith and the fate of the Mormon church / Alex Beam.
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Publisher
New York : PublicAffairs, [2014]
Call Numbers
G 2015/1029
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Language
English
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Physical content
xv, 334 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.
Content type
text
Media type
unmediated
Carrier type
volume
Contents
Flight -- Pt.1. "In Illinois we've found a safe retreat-- " : King Joseph ; Zion, Illinois ; Everybody hates the Mormons ; Polygamy and its discontents -- Pt. 2. "Oh! Illinois! thy soil has drank the blood / Of prophets martyr'd for the truth of God" : "The perversion of sacred things" ; "Crucify hi...
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Publisher
New York : PublicAffairs, [2014]
Edition
First edition.
Place of Publication
New York (State)
Date Published
[2014]
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Summary
On June 27, 1844, a mob stormed the jail in the dusty frontier town of Carthage, Illinois, hunting down a man they saw as a grave threat to their quiet lives: the founding prophet of Mormonism, Joseph Smith. In addition to starting his own religion and creating the Book of Mormon, Smith had worked as a water-dowser and treasure hunter. He'd led his...
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American crucifixion : the murder of Joseph Smith and the fate of the Mormon church / Alex Beam.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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G 2015/1029
Record Identifier
74VKO4py5Bwd
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKO4py5Bwd
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ISBN
9781610393140 (ebook)
9781610393133 (hardcover)
1610393139 (hardcover)
1610393147 (ebook)
DDC
289.3092
MMS ID
991022619339702626
