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Author

Taylor, Jon E., 1968-

Title A president, a church, and trails west [electronic resource] : competing histories in Independence, Missouri / Jon E. Taylor.

Imprint

Columbia : University of Missouri Press, c2008.

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Available to Pittsburg State University patrons only.

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Location	Call No.	OPAC Message	Status
Axe ProQuest E-Book	Electronic Book	---	Available

Description	xvii, 274 p. : ill., maps.
Bibliography	Includes bibliographical references (p. 247-257) and index.
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.
Reproduction	Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2016. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.
Subject	Truman, Harry S., 1884-1972 -- Homes and haunts -- Missouri -- Independence.
	Smith, Joseph, 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.
Genre/Form	Electronic books.
Added Author	ProQuest (Firm)
ISBN	9780826218018 (alk. paper)