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American crucifixion

the murder of Joseph Smith and the fate of the Mormon church

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An edition of American crucifixion (2014)

American crucifixion

the murder of Joseph Smith and the fate of the Mormon church

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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 people to Ohio, then Missouri, then Illinois, where he founded a city larger than fledgling Chicago... and secretly, he had married more than thirty women. Beam tells how Smith went from charismatic leader to public enemy, and could not escape the consequences of his ambition and pride.

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Mormon Church, Assassination, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, History, Smith, joseph, jr., 1805-1844, Church of jesus christ of latter-day saints, New York Times reviewed, Mormon church, history

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Joseph Smith Jr. (1805-1844)
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American Crucifixion: The Murder of Joseph Smith and the Fate of the Mormon Church
2014, PublicAffairs
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American crucifixion: the murder of Joseph Smith and the fate of the Mormon church
2014
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Table of Contents

Flight
Part 1. "In Illinois we've found a safe retreat
". King Joseph ; Zion, Illinois ; Everybody hates the Mormons ; Polygamy and its discontents
Part 2. "Oh! Illinois! thy soil has drank the blood / Of prophets martyr'd for the truth of God." "The perversion of sacred things" ; "Crucify him! Crucify him!" ; Enter Pontius Pilate ; Surrender ; "The people are not that cruel" ; Joseph's homecoming ; Trial by jury
Part 3. "Let us go to the far western shore / Where the blood-thirsty 'christians' will hunt us no more." Aftermath ; This world and the next.

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

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289.3092, B
Library of Congress
BX8695.S6 B385 2014, BX8695.S6

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xv, 334 pages
Number of pages
334

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OL26888632M
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americancrucifix0000beam
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1610393139, 1610395468
ISBN 13
9781610393133, 9781610395465
LCCN
2014004063
OCLC/WorldCat
871820658

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