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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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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)

 
    
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