The Saints and the state : the Mormon troubles in Illinois /

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"When members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints settled in Illinois in 1839, they had been persecuted for their beliefs from Ohio to Missouri. Illinoisans viewed themselves as religiously tolerant egalitarians and initially welcomed the Mormons to their state. However, non-Morm...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Simeone, James, 1960- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Athens : Ohio University Press, [2021]
Series:New approaches to Midwestern studies.
Subjects:
Illinois. > Militia. > Nauvoo Legion > History.
Illinois. > Militia. > Nauvoo Legion
To 1899
Latter Day Saints > Illinois > History > 19th century.
Pioneers > Political activity > Illinois.
Mormons > Illinois > Histoire > 19e siècle.
Pionniers > Activité politique > Illinois.
Mormons
Politics and government
Nauvoo (Ill.) > History > 19th century.
Illinois > Politics and government > To 1865.
Illinois > History > 1778-1865.
Illinois > Histoire > 1778-1865.
Illinois
Illinois > Nauvoo
History
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction: Settler Illinois as a Developing Democracy
  • Illinois in 1839: Land of Worth and Accommodation
  • Joseph Smith and the New Politics of Belief
  • Saints and Suckers in the Settler State
  • Nauvoo Prophecies in the Hancock Status Order
  • Performing Citizenship in the House of Power
  • Religious Toleration and Political Ideology in the Illinois
  • Conclusion: The Lessons of Democratic Story Telling

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