The king of confidence : a tale of utopian dreamers, frontier schemers, true believers, false prophets, and the murder of an American monarch / Miles Harvey.
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
Record details
- ISBN: 9780316463591
- ISBN: 0316463590
- Physical Description: ix, 401 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
- Edition: First edition.
- Publisher: New York : Little Brown and Company, 2020.
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Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 377-386) and index. |
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Genre: | Biographies. Biographies. True crime stories. |
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Cambria County Library | 289.3 S897H (Text) | 85131001739623 | CACM Non-Fiction | Available | - |
Gettysburg Library | 364.163 HARVEY (Text) | 35740635636087 | Nonfiction | Available | - |
Glatfelter Memorial Library | Adults 289.3 HAR Nonfiction (Text) | 34216000987166 | Adult Area | Available | - |
Mason-Dixon Public Library | Adults 289.3 HAR Nonfiction (Text) | 34262000833802 | Main Room | Available | - |
Parkland Community Library | B STRANG HAR (Text) | 34422007166669 | Adult Biography | Available | - |
Pottsville Free Public Library | 289.3 H262 (Text)
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Presented by Robyn Consugar in memory of John Consugar
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30003009009810 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
Reading Public Library RPL - Main | Bio Strang, J (Text) | 33223008670548 | Biography | Available | - |
Roaring Spring Community Library | 364.163 HAR (Text) | 1OROA004053471 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
Shamokin Coal Twp Public Library | 364.163 HAR (Text) | 23175000565922 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
Southern Lehigh Public Library | 364.163 HAR (Text)
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This item is dedicated to Charles Daniels in honor of volunteer service at the Southern Lehigh Public Library during 2021-2022.
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