The king of confidence: a tale of utopian dreamers, frontier schemers, true believers, false prophets, and the murder of an American monarch
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Little Brown and Company
Pub. Date:
2020
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First edition
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English
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In 1843, James Strang, a charismatic young lawyer and avowed atheist, converted to a burgeoning religious movement known as Mormonism. He persuaded hundreds to follow him to Beaver Island in Lake Michigan, and declared himself a divine king. He controlled a fourth of the state of Michigan, practiced plural marriages, and established a pirate colony where he perpetrated thefts, corruption and frauds of all kinds. His assassination made front-page news across the country. Harvey tells Strang's fascinating but largely forgotten story, an account of one of the country's boldest con men and the boisterous era that allowed him to thrive. -- adapted from jacket.
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Subjects
Beaver Island (Mich.) -- Biography
Beaver Island (Mich.) -- History
Biographies
Church of Jesus Christ (Strangites) -- History -- 19th century
History
Latter Day Saints
Latter Day Saints -- Michigan -- Beaver Island -- Biography
Michigan -- History
Pirates
Pirates -- Michigan -- Beaver Island
Strang, James Jesse
Strang, James Jesse, -- 1813-1856
Swindlers and swindling
Swindlers and swindling -- Biography
True crime stories
Beaver Island (Mich.) -- History
Biographies
Church of Jesus Christ (Strangites) -- History -- 19th century
History
Latter Day Saints
Latter Day Saints -- Michigan -- Beaver Island -- Biography
Michigan -- History
Pirates
Pirates -- Michigan -- Beaver Island
Strang, James Jesse
Strang, James Jesse, -- 1813-1856
Swindlers and swindling
Swindlers and swindling -- Biography
True crime stories
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9780316463591
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Biographies
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Michigan -- History
Pirates -- Michigan -- Beaver Island
Strang, James Jesse, -- 1813-1856
Swindlers and swindling -- Biography
True crime stories
Beaver Island (Mich.) -- History
Biographies
Church of Jesus Christ (Strangites) -- History -- 19th century
Latter Day Saints -- Michigan -- Beaver Island -- Biography
Michigan -- History
Pirates -- Michigan -- Beaver Island
Strang, James Jesse, -- 1813-1856
Swindlers and swindling -- Biography
True crime stories
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The king of confidence : a tale of utopian dreamers, frontier schemers, true believers, false prophets, and the murder of an American monarch
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Latter Day Saints
Pirates
Strang, James Jesse
Swindlers and swindling
Latter Day Saints
Pirates
Strang, James Jesse
Swindlers and swindling
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