James Jesse Strang : the rise and fall of Michigan's Mormon king / Don Faber.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Faber, Don, 1939- (Author)
Language:English
Published: Ann Arbor : University of Michigan Press, [2016]
Subjects:
Strang, James Jesse, > 1813-1856.
Church of Jesus Christ (Strangites)
Michigan > History > 19th century.
Michigan.
1800-1899
History.
Genre:
History.
Physical Description:xii, 221 pages, 12 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, map ; 24 cm
Format: Book
Contents:
  • James Strang's America
  • Formative years
  • The diary
  • Pivotal meeting : James Strang and Joseph Smith Jr
  • The succession crisis
  • Strang makes his move
  • Arrival on Beaver Island
  • Mormons vs. gentiles
  • Polygamy : Strang's reversal
  • His Majesty, King James
  • The king on trial
  • The honorable James Strang
  • Pine River
  • Assassination
  • Aftermath
  • A man of settled purpose.