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Junius and Joseph: presidential politics and the assassination of the first Mormon prophet

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dc.contributor.authorWicks, Robert S., author
dc.contributor.authorFoister, Fred R., author
dc.contributor.authorUtah State University Press, publisher
dc.date.accessioned2007-01-03T05:46:40Z
dc.date.available2007-01-03T05:46:40Z
dc.date.issued2005
dc.descriptionIncludes bibliographical references and index.
dc.description.abstractJunius and Joseph examines Joseph Smith's nearly forgotten [1844] presidential bid, the events leading up to his assassination on June 27, 1844, and the tangled aftermath of the tragic incident. It ... establishes that Joseph Smith's murder, rather than being the deadly outcome of a spontaneous mob uprising, was in fact a carefully planned military-style execution. It is now possible to identify many of the key individuals engaged in planning his assassination as well as those who took part in the assault on Carthage jail. And furthermore, this study presents incontrovertible evidence that the effort to remove the Mormon leader from power and influence extended well beyond Hancock County [Illinois] (and included prominent Whig politicians as well as the Democratic governor of the state), thereby transforming his death from an impulsive act by local vigilantes into a political assassination sanctioned by some of the most powerful men in Illinois. The circumstances surrounding Joseph Smith's death also serve to highlight the often unrecognized truth that a full understanding of early Mormon history can be gained only when considered in the context of events taking place in American society as a whole. Beginning with this provocative thesis from the introduction, Wicks and Foister engage in a thorough reexamination of Joseph Smith's 1844 presidential candidacy, its political context and implications, and its probable connection to his murder. While their work asserts controversial conclusions about what and who were behind that murder, its import extends further since it provides unprecedented, detailed portraits of political Mormonism, politics in 1844 Illinois and the Midwest, the web of connections and personalities that linked the two, and the events of June 27. Book Review can be found in: The Western Historical Quarterly Winter 2006, by: Stephen C. Taysom.
dc.description.tableofcontentsNew World Eden: the promise of America in late Jacksonian politics -- "Clear the way for Henry Clay" -- "To save the district for the Whigs" -- "Nauvoo is no place for rational people" -- The third party -- "Missourians seem determined not to let us alone" -- The candidate -- Thy kingdom come-- in Texas -- Two conventions -- What will be the end of things? -- Retributive justice -- Gentlemen of undoubted veracity -- Carthage -- Distance lent enchantment to the view -- The kingdom delayed -- "Bound by common guilt and danger to commit almost any act to save them from infamy" -- Wolf hunts -- The campaign continues -- "To avenge the blood that stains the walls of Carthage jail" -- How wide the conspiracy?.
dc.format.mediumborn digital
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dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10217/87886
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherColorado State University. Libraries
dc.relation.ispartofUtah State University Press
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dc.subject.lcshPresidential candidates -- United States -- Biography
dc.subject.lcshMormons -- United States -- Biography
dc.subject.lcshPresidents -- United States -- Election -- 1844
dc.subject.lcshMormon Church -- Political activity -- United States -- History -- 19th century
dc.subject.lcshMormon Church -- Political aspects -- United States -- History -- 19th century
dc.subject.lcshUnited States -- Politics and government -- 1841-1845
dc.subject.lcshIllinois -- Politics and government -- To 1865
dc.subject.lcshSmith, Joseph, Jr., 1805-1844
dc.subject.lcshSmith, Joseph, Jr., 1805-1844 -- Assassination
dc.titleJunius and Joseph: presidential politics and the assassination of the first Mormon prophet
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