{"product_id":"kingdom-on-the-mississippi-revisited","title":"Kingdom on the Mississippi Revisited","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e     \"A significant collection . . . that provides a depth and breadth\u003cbr\u003e         of understanding reflective of the latest and best in Mormon history.\"\u003cbr\u003e         -- Paul M. Edwards, author of \u003ci\u003eOur Legacy of Faith: A Brief History \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e        of the RLDS\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e       Who were the Nauvoo Mormons? Were they Jacksonian Americans or did they\u003cbr\u003e         embody some other \u003ci\u003eweltanschaung?\u003c\/i\u003e Why did this tiny Illinois town\u003cbr\u003e         become such a protracted battleground for the Mormons and non-Mormons\u003cbr\u003e         in the region? And what is the larger meaning of the Nauvoo experience\u003cbr\u003e         for the various inheritors of the legacy of Joseph Smith, Jr.?\u003cbr\u003e       \u003ci\u003eKingdom on the Mississippi Revisited\u003c\/i\u003e includes fourteen thoughtful\u003cbr\u003e         explanations that represent the most insightful and imaginative work on\u003cbr\u003e         Mormon Nauvoo published in the last thirty years. The range of topics\u003cbr\u003e         includes the Nauvoo Legion, the Mormon press, the political kingdom of\u003cbr\u003e         God, the opposition of non-Mormons, the martyrdom of Joseph Smith, and\u003cbr\u003e         the meaning of Nauvoo for Mormons. The introduction provides a critique\u003cbr\u003e         of Nauvoo scholarship, and a closing bibliographical essay analyzes the\u003cbr\u003e         historical literature on the Mormon experience at Nauvoo.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Roger D. Launius","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53615881355644,"sku":"9780252064944","price":23.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0251\/4980\/0541\/files\/missing-cover_c5e64b7e-5e21-4ee3-b86a-907cc8881019.jpg?v=1746711466","url":"https:\/\/combined-academic.myshopify.com\/products\/kingdom-on-the-mississippi-revisited","provider":"Combined Academic Publishers - Mare Nostrum Group","version":"1.0","type":"link"}