Summary

Fourteen essays dealing with one of the most controversial periods of Mormonism.

Contents

Introduction - Roger D. Launius & John E. Hallwas

1. The Significance of Nauvoo for Latter-day Saints - Ronald K. Esplin
2. The Nauvoo Charter: A Reinterpretation - James L. Kimball Jr.
3. The Nauvoo Legion, 1840-45: A Unique Military Organization - Hamilton Gardner
4. The Political Kingdom of God as a Cause of Mormon-Gentile Conflict - Klaus J. Hansen
5. The Nauvoo Neighborhood: A Little Philadelphia or a Unique City Set upon a Hill? - Kenneth W. Godfrey
6. The Mormon Press in Nauvoo, 1839-46 - Terence A. Tanner
7. Religion in Nauvoo: Some Reflections - Marvin S. Hill
8. Mormon Polygamy: Belief and Practice in Nauvoo - Kathryn M. Daynes
9. The Kingdom of God in Illinois: Politics in Utopia - Robert Bruce Flanders
10. Mormon Nauvoo from a Non-Mormon Perspective - John E. Hallwas
11. The Martyrdom of Joseph Smith in Early Mormon Writings - Davis Bitton
12. The Lion and the Lady: Brigham Young and Emma Smith - Valeen Tippetts Avery & Linda King Newell
13. From Assassination to Expulsion: Two Years of Distrust, Hostility, and Violence - Marshall Hamilton
14. The Awesome Responsibility: Joseph Smith III and the Nauvoo Experience - Roger D. Launius

Bibliographical Essay - Roger D. Launius & John E. Hallwas