Junius And Joseph : Presidential Politics and the Assassination of the First Mormon Prophet / / Robert S. Wicks and Fred R. Foister.

• Author: Wicks, Robert Sigfrid, 1954-
• TeilnehmendeR: Foister, Fred R., 1947-
• Place / Publishing House: Logan, Utah : : Utah State University Press,, 2005.; ©2005.
• Year of Publication: 2005
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (329 p.)
• Notes: Description based upon print version of record.

""Junius 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 th

Table of Contents

New 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?