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, persuaded hundreds to follow him to Lake Michigan, and declared himself a divine king. This book presents an account of one of the country's boldest con men and the...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Harvey, Miles, 1960- (Author)
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Little Brown and Company, 2020.
Edition:	First edition.
Subjects:	Strang, James Jesse, > 1813-1856. Church of Jesus Christ (Strangites) > History > 19th century. Latter Day Saints > Michigan > Beaver Island > Biography. Beaver Island (Mich.) > Biography. Swindlers and swindling > Biography. Pirates > Michigan > Beaver Island. Beaver Island (Mich.) > History. Michigan > History. Church of Jesus Christ (Strangites) Latter Day Saints. Pirates. Swindlers and swindling. Michigan. Michigan > Beaver Island. 1800-1899 Biographies. History.
Genre:	Biography. Biographies. History.
Physical Description:	ix, 401 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Format:	Book

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