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A president, a church, and trails west : competing histories in Independence, Missouri
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A president, a church, and trails west : competing histories in Independence, Missouri

Author: Jon E Taylor
Publisher: Columbia : University of Missouri Press, ©2008.
Edition/Format: Book : Biography : English
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"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.
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Named Person: Harry S Truman; Joseph Smith
Material Type: Biography, Internet resource
Document Type: Book, Internet Resource
All Authors / Contributors: Jon E Taylor
ISBN: 9780826218018 0826218016
OCLC Number: 182851112
Description: xvii, 274 p. : ill., maps ; 25 cm.
Contents: Independence as Zion -- Trails west -- A president returns home -- Winds of discontent -- The birth of a national historic site -- Redevelopment in the Truman neighborhood.
Responsibility: Jon E. Taylor.
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"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.

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