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VIOLENCE IN MISSOURI, 1831-1839: THE CASE OF THE MORMON PERSECUTION

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Date Issued:
1973
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This thesis is a consideration of the factors behind the persecution of the Mormons in Missouri. The premise of this study is that the Missourians persecuted the Mormons and drove them from the state because the Mormons threatened the traditional political and economic institutions of that state. While the usual reason for Mormon persecution in Missouri has been cited as being that of religious differences, these will be shown to be less important than the political and economic factors. The Mormons, intent upon building their kingdom in Missouri, were guilty of not always using wisdom in their relationships with the Missourians, but the old settlers were guilty of victimizing the Mormons far more than was justified.
Title: VIOLENCE IN MISSOURI, 1831-1839: THE CASE OF THE MORMON PERSECUTION.
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Name(s): ZAHNISER, PATRICIA A.
Florida Atlantic University, Degree grantor
O'Sullivan, John, Thesis advisor
Type of Resource: text
Genre: Electronic Thesis Or Dissertation
Issuance: monographic
Date Issued: 1973
Publisher: Florida Atlantic University
Place of Publication: Boca Raton, Fla.
Physical Form: application/pdf
Extent: 143 p.
Language(s): English
Summary: This thesis is a consideration of the factors behind the persecution of the Mormons in Missouri. The premise of this study is that the Missourians persecuted the Mormons and drove them from the state because the Mormons threatened the traditional political and economic institutions of that state. While the usual reason for Mormon persecution in Missouri has been cited as being that of religious differences, these will be shown to be less important than the political and economic factors. The Mormons, intent upon building their kingdom in Missouri, were guilty of not always using wisdom in their relationships with the Missourians, but the old settlers were guilty of victimizing the Mormons far more than was justified.
Identifier: 13577 (digitool), FADT13577 (IID), fau:10419 (fedora)
Collection: FAU Electronic Theses and Dissertations Collection
Note(s): Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters
Thesis (M.A.)--Florida Atlantic University, 1973.
Subject(s): Mormons--Missouri--History
Held by: Florida Atlantic University Libraries
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