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A president, a church, and trails west : competing histories in Independence, Missouri
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"Examines the efforts of Independence, Missouri, to preserve and balance competing elements of the city's history: as the hometown of President Harry S. Truman; as the site where Joseph Smith estab...
"Examines the efforts of Independence, Missouri, to preserve and balance competing elements of the city's history: as the hometown of President Harry S. Truman; as the site where Joseph Smith established the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints; and as the historic gathering place for western emigration"--Provided by publisher.
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- Creator
- Jon E. Taylor
- Format
- Books
- Language
- English
- Publication
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- Columbia : University of Missouri Press, [2008]
- ©2008
- Physical Details
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- xvii, 274 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm
- ISBNs
- 9780826266446, 0826266444, 9780826218018, 0826218016
- OCLC
- ocn506068174, ocn182851112
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 247-257) and index.
Subjects
- Truman, Harry S., 1884-1972 -- Homes and haunts -- Missouri -- Independence.
- Smith, Joseph, Jr., 1805-1844.
- Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints -- History.
- Historic preservation -- Missouri -- Independence.
- Historic sites -- Conservation and restoration -- Missouri -- Independence.
- Pioneers -- Missouri -- Independence -- History.
- Frontier and pioneer life -- Missouri -- Independence.
- Independence (Mo.) -- History.
- Independence (Mo.) -- Biography.