American crucifixion : the murder of joseph smith and the fate of the mormon church /

On June 27, 1844, a mob stormed the jail in the dusty frontier town of Carthage, Illinois. Clamorous and angry, they were hunting down a man they saw as a grave threat to their otherwise quiet lives: the founding prophet of Mormonism, Joseph Smith. They wanted blood. At thirty-nine years old, Smith...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Beam, Alex
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : PublicAffairs, 2014.
Temas:
Smith, Joseph, > Jr., > 1805-1844 > Assassination.
Smith, Joseph, > Jr., > 1805-1844
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints > History.
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Latter Day Saint churches > History.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY > Religious.
Assassination
Mormon Church
Electronic books.
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Flight
  • pt. 1. "In Illinois we've found a safe retreat-- " : King Joseph ; Zion, Illinois ; Everybody hates the Mormons ; Polygamy and its discontents
  • pt. 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
  • pt. 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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