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Junius And Joseph
Robert Wicks, Fred R. FoisterLog in to track your reading progress.
Overview
Robert S. Wicks and Fred R. Foister engage in a thorough reexamination of Joseph Smith's 1844 presidential candidacy, its political context and implications, and its probable connection to his murder. While their work asserts controversial conclusions about what and who were behind that murder, its import extends further since it provides unprecedented, detailed portraits of political Mormonism, politics in 1844 Illinois and the Midwest, the web of connections and personalities that linked the two, and the events of June 27.Synopsis
Robert S. Wicks and Fred R. Foister engage in a thorough reexamination of Joseph Smith's 1844 presidential candidacy, its political context and implications, and its probable connection to his murder. While their work asserts controversial conclusions about what and who were behind that murder, its import extends further since it provides unprecedented, detailed portraits of political Mormonism, politics in 1844 Illinois and the Midwest, the web of connections and personalities that linked the two, and the events of June 27.
Book Details
Published
May 1, 2005
Publisher
Utah State University Press
Pages
328
Format
Hardcover
ISBN
9780874216073