The king of confidence : a tale of utopian dreamers, frontier schemers, true believers, false prophets, and the murder of an American monarch
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Harvey, Miles, 1960-
Published
New York : Little Brown and Company, 2020.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
ix, 401 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
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Prescott Public Library - NF - Nonfiction Books
289.3092 STRANG
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Published
New York : Little Brown and Company, 2020.
Format
Book - Regular Print
Edition
First edition.
Language
English

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 377-386) and index.
Description
In 1843, James Strang, a charismatic young lawyer and avowed atheist, converted to a burgeoning religious movement known as Mormonism, persuaded hundreds to follow him to Lake Michigan, and declared himself a divine king. This book presents an account of one of the country's boldest con men and the boisterous era that allowed him to thrive.
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In 1843, James Strang, a charismatic young lawyer and avowed atheist, converted to a burgeoning religious movement known as Mormonism. He persuaded hundreds to follow him to Beaver Island in Lake Michigan, and declared himself a divine king. He controlled a fourth of the state of Michigan, practiced plural marriages, and established a pirate colony where he perpetrated thefts, corruption and frauds of all kinds. His assassination made front-page news across the country. Harvey tells Strang's fascinating but largely forgotten story, an account of one of the country's boldest con men and the boisterous era that allowed him to thrive. -- adapted from jacket

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Beaver Island (Mich.) -- Biography.
Beaver Island (Mich.) -- History.
Biographies.
Church of Jesus Christ (Strangites) -- History -- 19th century.
Latter Day Saints -- Michigan -- Beaver Island -- Biography.
Michigan -- History.
Pirates -- Michigan -- Beaver Island.
Strang, James Jesse, -- 1813-1856.
Swindlers and swindling -- Biography.
True crime stories.

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Harvey, M. (2020). The king of confidence: a tale of utopian dreamers, frontier schemers, true believers, false prophets, and the murder of an American monarch (First edition.). Little Brown and Company.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Harvey, Miles, 1960-. 2020. The King of Confidence: A Tale of Utopian Dreamers, Frontier Schemers, True Believers, False Prophets, and the Murder of an American Monarch. Little Brown and Company.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Harvey, Miles, 1960-. The King of Confidence: A Tale of Utopian Dreamers, Frontier Schemers, True Believers, False Prophets, and the Murder of an American Monarch Little Brown and Company, 2020.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Harvey, Miles. The King of Confidence: A Tale of Utopian Dreamers, Frontier Schemers, True Believers, False Prophets, and the Murder of an American Monarch First edition., Little Brown and Company, 2020.

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