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Record Nr.

UNINA9910456344303321

Titolo

Cultures in conflict [[electronic resource] ] : a documentary history of the Mormon War in Illinois / / John E. Hallwas, Roger D. Launius [editors]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Logan, : Utah State University Press, 1995

ISBN

0-87421-336-3

0-585-02706-4

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (381 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

HallwasJohn E

LauniusRoger D

Disciplina

977.3/04

Soggetti

Mormons - Illinois - History - 19th century

Electronic books.

Illinois History 1778-1865 Sources

Nauvoo (Ill.) History Sources

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 351-353) and index.

Nota di contenuto

The coming of the Mormons -- Origins of the conflict -- The trouble in Nauvoo -- The murders in Carthage -- The trial and the violence -- The exodus and the battle of Nauvoo.

Sommario/riassunto

Cultures in Conflict offers students of history an invaluable source of documents regarding the history of the Mormon presence in Illinois. Few local histories are so academically sound. -Illinois TimesHallwas and Launius have compiled and written the most balanced and thorough account yet of the events and circumstances that led to the forced Mormon exodus from Nauvoo following the mini civil war that erupted in Illinois during the 1849s