MARC Record from Library of Congress

LEADER: 01927nam a22003138a 4500
001 2009020965
003 DLC
005 20090526152415.0
008 090521s2010 oku b 001 0deng
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020 $a9780870623820 (hardcover : alk. paper)
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050 00 $aUA178.N38$bB46 2010
082 00 $a355.3/70977343$222
100 1 $aBennett, Richard Edmond,$d1946-
245 14 $aThe Nauvoo Legion in Illinois :$ba history of the Mormon militia, 1841-1846 /$cby Richard E. Bennett, Susan Easton Black, and Donald Q. Cannon.
260 $aNorman, Okla :$bArthur H. Clark Co.,$c2010.
263 $a1003
300 $ap. cm.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505 0 $aIntroduction -- The Nauvoo Legion in its American context -- Missouri precursors to the Nauvoo Legion -- Founding of the Nauvoo Legion -- Composition and characteristics of the Nauvoo Legion -- Joseph Smith : prepared to lead a militia -- Courts-martial : judicial and lawmaking -- More than pomp and ceremony -- The call to arms, 1842-mid1843 -- Perceptions and fears -- The gathering storm, 1843-1844 -- The struggle to survive : the repeal of the charter -- Conclusion -- Appendices: A. An ordinance organizing the Nauvoo Legion -- B. Revised laws of the Nauvoo Legion, from the Constitution of the United States by authority -- C. Chronology of the Nauvoo Legion in Illinois -- D. Commissioned and noncommissioned officers of the Nauvoo Legion (1841-1845) -- E. Privates in the Nauvoo Legion (1841-1845).
610 10 $aIllinois.$bMilitia.$bNauvoo Legion$xHistory.
651 0 $aIllinois$xMilitia$xHistory$y19th century.
650 0 $aMormons$zIllinois$xHistory$y19th century.
651 0 $aNauvoo (Ill.)$xHistory$y19th century.
600 10 $aSmith, Joseph,$d1805-1844$xMilitary leadership.
700 1 $aBlack, Susan Easton.
700 1 $aCannon, Donald Q.,$d1936-