RELIGION
Bial, Raymond

Nauvoo: Mormon City on the Mississippi River

(3) 4-6 This book chronicles the settling and development of the historic eastern Illinois Mormon community of Nauvoo in the 1840s. The murder of Mormon leader Joseph Smith and the group's continued persecution, which forced it to flee Nauvoo, are detailed, along with the group's resettlement in Utah. Numerous contemporary and historic photographs along with maps, charts, and diagrams enhance the text. Bib.

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