TY - BOOK AU - Wicks,Robert Sigfrid AU - Foister,Fred R. ED - Project Muse. TI - Junius And Joseph: Presidential Politics and the Assassination of the First Mormon Prophet SN - 9780874215267 AV - BX8695.S6 W49 2005 U1 - 289.3/73/09034 22 PY - 2005/// CY - Logan, Utah PB - Utah State University Press KW - Smith, Joseph, KW - Whig Party (U.S.) KW - History KW - 19th century KW - Mormonism KW - Political aspects KW - United States KW - Mormon Church KW - Political activity KW - Presidents KW - Election KW - 1844 KW - Mormons KW - Biography KW - Presidential candidates KW - Illinois KW - Politics and government KW - To 1865 KW - 1841-1845 KW - Electronic books. KW - local N1 - Includes bibliographical references (p. 294-306) and index; New World Eden : the promise of America in late Jacksonian politics -- "Clear the way for Henry Clay" -- "To save the district for the Whigs" -- "Nauvoo is no place for rational people" -- The third party -- "Missourians seem determined not to let us alone" -- The candidate -- Thy kingdom come-- in Texas -- Two conventions -- What will be the end of things? -- Retributive justice -- Gentlemen of undoubted veracity -- Carthage -- Distance lent enchantment to the view -- The kingdom delayed -- "Bound by common guilt and danger to commit almost any act to save them from infamy" -- Wolf hunts -- The campaign continues -- "To avenge the blood that stains the walls of Carthage jail" -- How wide the conspiracy? UR - https://muse.jhu.edu/book/9294/ ER -