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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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PublicAffairs
Language
English
Pages
334

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Subjects
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, Mormon church, history

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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.

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New York, USA

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Library of Congress
BX8695.S6 B385 2014, BX8695.S6.B436 2014

Contributors

Book Designer
Linda Mark

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Format
ebook
Number of pages
334

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL25910616M
ISBN 13
9781610393140
LCCN
2014004063
OCLC/WorldCat
871820658

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