The Mormon War: Zion and the Missouri Extermination Order of 1838

by Brandon G. Kinney

Book Overview

How the Violent Expulsion of the Mormons from Missouri Changed the History of America and the West
In 1831, Joseph Smith, Jr., the founder of the Church of Christ--later to be renamed the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints--revealed that Zion, or "New Jerusalem," was to be established in Jackson County, Missouri. Smith sent some of his followers to begin the settlement, but they were soon expelled by locals who were suspicious...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1594161305
• ISBN13: 9781594161308
• Release Date: August 2011
• Publisher: Westholme Publishing
• Length: 264 Pages
• Weight: 1.09 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.3" x 9.3"