Table of Contents

Acknowledgments
Prologue: Miracles and Mobs
1. Lo Here! Lo There! The Sectarian Dilemma
2. The Bible Quarry
3. Kirtland
4. "Their God Is the Devil"
5. A War for Zion Epilogue: Faith and Citizenship
Notes
Index

Promotional Information

The emergence of the Mormon church is arguably the most radical event in American religious history. How and why did so many Americans flock to this new religion, and why did so many other Americans seek to silence or even destroy that movement?

About the Author

Adam Jortner is the Goodwin-Philpott Professor of History at Auburn University. He is the author of The Gods of Prophetstown: The Battle of Tippecanoe and the Holy War for the American Frontier and the Audible lecture series Faith and the Founding Fathers.