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The Mormon Rebellion: America's First Civil War, 1857-1858

The Mormon Rebellion: America's First Civil War, 1857-1858

Paperback

19th Century United States HistoryGeneral ChristianityRegional: West

Publisher Price: $24.95

ISBN10: 0806143150
ISBN13: 9780806143156
Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press
Published: Aug 1 2012
Pages: 412
Weight: 1.40
Height: 1.20 Width: 6.00 Depth: 8.90
Language: English
In 1857 President James Buchanan ordered U.S. troops to Utah to replace Brigham Young as governor and restore order in what the federal government viewed as a territory in rebellion. In this compelling narrative, award-winning authors David L. Bigler and Will Bagley use long-suppressed sources to show that--contrary to common perception--the Mormon rebellion was not the result of Buchanan's blunder, nor was it a David-and-Goliath tale in which an abused religious minority heroically defied the imperial ambitions of an unjust and tyrannical government. They argue that Mormon leaders had their own far-reaching ambitions and fully intended to establish an independent nation--the Kingdom of God--in the West.

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