A president, a church, and trails west [electronic resource] : competing histories in Independence, Missouri / Jon E. Taylor.
By: Taylor, Jon E.
Contributor(s): ebrary, Inc
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Publisher: Columbia : University of Missouri Press, c2008Description: xvii, 274 p. : ill., maps ; 25 cm.Subject(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.) -- BiographyGenre/Form: Electronic books.DDC classification: 977.8/41 Online resources: An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view 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.
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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.