Author: Jesse Nathaniel SmithPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Mormons
Languages : en
Pages : 16
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Reflections on the Fall of Nauvoo
Author: Jesse Nathaniel SmithPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Mormons
Languages : en
Pages : 16
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The Rise and Fall of Nauvoo
Author: B. H. RobertsPublisher: Good Press
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 430
Book Description
Discover the turbulent history of Nauvoo, the thriving city built by the Latter-Day Saints in Illinois. Through the eyes of an eyewitness, we see the rise of a powerful community and its charismatic leader, Joseph Smith. But as the Mormon population grows, so does the fear and suspicion of the non-Mormon citizens in neighboring towns. As tensions escalate, a legal battle ensues, threatening the power of the Nauvoo leadership and the very foundations of the city. Amidst the turmoil, a rebellion from within brings to light a scandalous secret that could tear the community apart. This real-life tale of power, betrayal, and religious conviction will keep you on the edge of your seat until the very end.
The Rise and Fall of Nauvoo
Author: Brigham Henry RobertsPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Nauvoo (Ill.)
Languages : en
Pages : 457
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Excavating Nauvoo
Author: Benjamin C. PyklesPublisher: U of Nebraska Press
ISBN: 080322835X
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 416
Book Description
This detailed study of the excavation and restoration of the city of Nauvoo, Illinois, reveals the roots of historical archaeology. In the late 1960s, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints sponsored an archaeology program to authentically restore the city of Nauvoo, which was founded along the Mississippi River in the 1840s by the Mormons as they moved west. Non-Mormon scholars were also interested in Nauvoo because it was representative of several western frontier towns in this era. As the archaeology and restoration of Nauvoo progressed, however, conflicts arose, particularly regarding control of the site and its interpretation for the public. The field of historical archaeology was just coming into its own during this period, with myriad perspectives and doctrines being developed and tested. The Nauvoo site was one of the places where the discipline was forged. This well-researched account weaves together multiple viewpoints in examining the many contentious issues surrounding the archaeology and restoration of the city of Nauvoo, Illinois, providing an illuminating picture of the early days of professional historical archaeology.
Kingdom of Nauvoo: The Rise and Fall of a Religious Empire on the American Frontier
Author: Benjamin E. ParkPublisher: Liveright Publishing
ISBN: 1631494872
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 294
Book Description
Best Book Award • Mormon History Association A brilliant young historian excavates the brief life of a lost Mormon city, uncovering a “grand, underappreciated saga in American history” (Wall Street Journal). In Kingdom of Nauvoo, Benjamin E. Park draws on newly available sources to re-create the founding and destruction of the Mormon city of Nauvoo. On the banks of the Mississippi in Illinois, the early Mormons built a religious utopia, establishing their own army and writing their own constitution. For those offenses and others—including the introduction of polygamy, which was bitterly opposed by Emma Smith, the iron-willed first wife of Joseph Smith—the surrounding population violently ejected the Mormons, sending them on their flight to Utah. Throughout his absorbing chronicle, Park shows how the Mormons of Nauvoo were representative of their era, and in doing so elevates Mormon history into the American mainstream.
Return to the City of Joseph
Author: Scott C. EsplinPublisher: University of Illinois Press
ISBN: 0252050851
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 248
Book Description
In the mid-twentieth century, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS) returned to Nauvoo, Illinois, home to the thriving religious community led by Joseph Smith before his murder in 1844. The quiet farm town became a major Mormon heritage site visited annually by tens of thousands of people. Yet Nauvoo's dramatic restoration proved fraught with conflicts. Scott C. Esplin's social history looks at how Nauvoo's different groups have sparred over heritage and historical memory. The Latter-day Saint project brought it into conflict with the Community of Christ, the Midwestern branch of Mormonism that had kept a foothold in the town and a claim on its Smith-related sites. Non-Mormon locals, meanwhile, sought to maintain the historic place of ancestors who had settled in Nauvoo after the Latter-day Saints' departure. Examining the recent and present-day struggles to define the town, Esplin probes the values of the local groups while placing Nauvoo at the center of Mormonism's attempt to carve a role for itself within the greater narrative of American history.
Rise and Fall of Nauvoo, the by B. H. Roberts
Author: Archive PublishersPublisher:
ISBN: 9781930679221
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 457
Book Description
The Rise and Fall of Nauvoo
Author: B H 1857-1933 RobertsPublisher: Palala Press
ISBN: 9781378239858
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 462
Book Description
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The Improvement Era
Author: Nightfall at Nauvoo
Author: Samuel Woolley TaylorPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Americana
Languages : en
Pages : 426
Book Description