The Story of the Mormons, from the date of their origin to the year 1901 by William Alexander Linn
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Position as Head of the Church--His View about Revelations--Plan
for Home Mission Work--His Election as President CHAPTER XVIII. RENEWED TROUBLE FOR THE MORMONS: More Charges of Stealing--Significant Admission by Young--Business Plight of Nauvoo--More Politics--Defiant Attitude of Mormon Leaders--An Editor's View of Legal Rights--Stories about the Danites--Brother William on Brigham Young--The "Burnings"--Sheriff Backenstos's Proclamations--Lieutenant Worrell's Murder--Mormon Retaliation-- Appointment of the Douglas-Hardin Commission CHAPTER XIX. THE EXPULSION OF THE MORMONS: General Hardin's Proclamation--County Meetings of Non-Mormons--Their Ultimatum-- The Commission's Negotiations--Non-Mormon Convention at Carthage--The Agreement for the Mormon Evacuation CHAPTER XX. THE EVACUATION OF NAUVOO: Major Warren as a Peace Preserver--The Mormons' Disposition of their Property--Departure of the Leaders hastened by Indictments--Arrival of New Citizens-- Continued Hostility of the Non-Mormons--"The Last Mormon War"-- Panic in Nauvoo--Plan for a March on the Mormon City--Fruitless Negotiations for a Compromise--The Advance against the City--The Battle and its Results--Terms of Peace--The Final Evacuation CHAPTER XXI. NAUVOO AFTER THE EXODUS: Arrival of Governor Ford-- The Final Work on the Temple--The "Endowment" Ceremony and Oath-- Futile Efforts to sell the Temple--Its Destruction by Fire and Wind--The Nauvoo of To-day BOOK V. THE MIGRATION TO UTAH |
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