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The leading citizens of southwestern Illinois could have imprisoned Joseph Smith. They could have chased him back across the Mississippi and delivered him to his old enemies in Missouri. Instead, they killed him.
Why?
That is the story of this book.
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American Crucifixion : The Murder Of Joseph Smith and the Fate of the Mormon Church
2014, PublicAffairs
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1610393147 9781610393140
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Table of Contents
Cast of Characters.
Place Names.
Introduction.
1.
Flight
Part One.
"In Illinois we've found a safe retreat..."
2.
King Joseph
3.
Zion, Illinois
4.
Everybody Hates the Mormons
5.
Polygamy and Its Discontents
Part Two.
"Oh! Illinois! thy soil has drank the blood / Of Prophets martyr'd for the truth of God."
6.
"The Perversion of Sacred Things"
7.
"Crucify Him! Crucify Him!"
8.
Enter Pontius Pilate
9.
Surrender
10.
"The People Are Not That Cruel"
11.
Joseph's Homecoming
12.
Trial by Jury
Part Three.
"Let us go to the far western shore / Where the blood-thirsty ‘christians' will hunt us no more."
13.
Aftermath
14.
This World and the Next
Acknowledgments.
Chronology.
Notes.
Glossary.
Bibliography.
Index.
Edition Notes
Classifications
Contributors
The Physical Object
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