The Saints and the State : : The Mormon Troubles in Illinois.
James Simeone's case study uncovers in the 1846 expulsion of Mormons from Illinois an important object lesson for American democracy today, revealing the impossibility of state neutrality in the face of entrenched group beliefs and segregated settlement.
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| Superior document: | New Approaches to Midwestern Studies |
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| Place / Publishing House: | Athens, OH : : Ohio University Press,, 2021. ©2021. |
| Year of Publication: | 2021 |
| Edition: | 1st ed. |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | New Approaches to Midwestern Studies
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (392 pages) |
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Table of Contents:
- Intro
- Series Page
- Title Page
- Copyright
- Dedication
- Contents
- List of Illustrations
- Series Editors’ Preface
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction: Settler Illinois as a Developing Democracy
- 1. Illinois in 1839: Land of Worth and Accommodation
- 2. Joseph Smith and the New Politics of Belief
- 3. Saints and Suckers in the Settler State
- 4. Nauvoo Prophecies in the Hancock Status Order
- 5. Performing Citizenship in the House of Power
- 6. Religious Toleration and Political Ideology in the Illinois Regime
- 7. Thomas Ford and the Politics of Civic Worth
- Conclusion: The Perils of Democratic Storytelling
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index.