A president, a church, and trails west [electronic resource] : competing histories in Independence, Missouri / Jon E. Taylor.
Publication details: Columbia : University of Missouri Press, c2008.Description: xvii, 274 p. : ill., maps ; 25 cmSubject(s):- 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
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- F474.I3 T395 2008eb
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 247-257) and index.
"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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Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2009. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.