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A president, a church, and trails west : competing histories in Independence, Missouri / Jon E. Taylor.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Taylor, Jon E., 1968-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Historic preservation--Missouri--Independence.
- Historic preservation.
- Historic sites--Conservation and restoration--Missouri--Independence.
- Historic sites.
- Pioneers--Missouri--Independence--History.
- Pioneers.
- Frontier and pioneer life--Missouri--Independence.
- Frontier and pioneer life.
- Independence (Mo.)--History.
- Independence (Mo.).
- Independence (Mo.)--Biography.
- Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints--History.
- Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints.
- Truman, Harry S., 1884-1972--Homes and haunts--Missouri--Independence.
- Truman, Harry S.
- Smith, Joseph, Jr., 1805-1844.
- Smith, Joseph.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (301 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- Columbia : University of Missouri Press, c2008.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- "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.
- Notes:
- Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 247-257) and index.
- ISBN:
- 0-8262-6644-4
- OCLC:
- 506068174
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