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American Zion : a new history of Mormonism

American Zion : a new history of Mormonism

Park, Benjamin E., author.
Book 2024

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints was founded by Joseph Smith in 1830 in the so-called "burned-over district" of upstate New York, which was producing seers and prophets daily. Most of the new creeds flamed out; Smith's would endure, becoming the most significant homegrown religion in American history. How Mormonism succeeded is the story told by historian Benjamin E. Park in American Zion. Drawing on sources that have become availa...

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ISBN:
9781631498657
Edition:
First Edition
Description:
xv, 510 pages : illustrations (black and white) portraits, photographs ; 25 cm
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 419-473) and index
Contents:
Prologue: faith and history
A visionary nation, 1775-1830
The voice of the people, 1831-46
Of empire and wars, 1846-69
The boundaries of citizenship, 1870-90
A period of progress, 1890-1920
The perils of reform, 1920-1945
One family under God, 1945-70
Fault lines, 1970-1995
Showtime, 1995-2012
Latter-day legacies, 2012-present
LCCN:
bl2023178795
Control Number:
3311989
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