A president, a church, and trails west [electronic resource] : competing histories in Independence, Missouri / Jon E. Taylor.
2008
F474.I3 T395 2008eb
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A president, a church, and trails west [electronic resource] : competing histories in Independence, Missouri / Jon E. Taylor.
Author
Taylor, Jon E., 1968-
ISBN
9780826218018 (alk. paper)
Publication Details
Columbia : University of Missouri Press, c2008.
Language
English
Description
xvii, 274 p. : ill., maps ; 25 cm.
Call Number
F474.I3 T395 2008eb
Dewey Decimal Classification
977.8/41
Summary
"Examines the efforts of Independence, Missouri, to preserve and balance competing elements of the city's history: as the hometown of President Harry S. Truman; as the site where Joseph Smith established the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints; and as the historic gathering place for western emigration"--Provided by publisher.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 247-257) and index.
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