Murder of the Mormon Prophet - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Murder of the Mormon Prophet write by LeGrand L. Baker. This book was released on 2006. Murder of the Mormon Prophet available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
Prophet of Death
Prophet of Death - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Prophet of Death write by Pete Earley. This book was released on 1998-04. Prophet of Death available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
Under the Banner of Heaven
Under the Banner of Heaven - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Under the Banner of Heaven write by Jon Krakauer. This book was released on 2004-06-08. Under the Banner of Heaven available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. NATIONAL BESTSELLER • From the author of Into the Wild and Into Thin Air, this extraordinary work of investigative journalism takes readers inside America’s isolated Mormon Fundamentalist communities. • Now an acclaimed FX limited series streaming on HULU. “Fantastic.... Right up there with In Cold Blood and The Executioner’s Song.” —San Francisco Chronicle Defying both civil authorities and the Mormon establishment in Salt Lake City, the renegade leaders of these Taliban-like theocracies are zealots who answer only to God; some 40,000 people still practice polygamy in these communities. At the core of Krakauer’s book are brothers Ron and Dan Lafferty, who insist they received a commandment from God to kill a blameless woman and her baby girl. Beginning with a meticulously researched account of this appalling double murder, Krakauer constructs a multi-layered, bone-chilling narrative of messianic delusion, polygamy, savage violence, and unyielding faith. Along the way he uncovers a shadowy offshoot of America’s fastest growing religion, and raises provocative questions about the nature of religious belief.
American Crucifixion
American Crucifixion - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook American Crucifixion write by Alex Beam. This book was released on 2014-04-22. American Crucifixion available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. 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 had already lived an outsized life. In addition to starting the Church of Latter-day Saints and creating his own “Golden Bible” – the Book of Mormon – he had worked as a water-dowser and treasure hunter. He’d led his people to Ohio, then Missouri, then Illinois, where he founded a city larger than fledgling Chicago. He was running for President. And, secretly, he had married more than thirty women. In American Crucifixion, Alex Beam tells how Smith went from charismatic leader to public enemy: how his most seismic revelation – the doctrine of polygamy – created a rift among his people; how that schism turned to violence; and how, ultimately, Smith could not escape the consequences of his ambition and pride. Mormonism is America’s largest and most enduring native religion, and the “martyrdom” of Joseph Smith is one of its transformational events. Smith’s brutal assassination propelled the Mormons to colonize the American West and claim their place in the mainstream of American history. American Crucifixion is a gripping story of scandal and violence, with deep roots in our national identity.
Murder of an American Prophet
Murder of an American Prophet - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Murder of an American Prophet write by Keith Gibson Huntress. This book was released on 1963. Murder of an American Prophet available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
