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BL
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700075
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b522264
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| Main Entry
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Taylor, Jon E.,1968-
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| Title & Author
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A president, a church, and trails west : : competing histories in Independence, Missouri /\ Jon E. Taylor.
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| Publication Statement
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Columbia :: University of Missouri Press,, c2008.
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| Page. NO
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xvii, 274 p. :: ill., maps ;; 25 cm.
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| ISBN
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0826218016 (alk. paper)
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: 9780826218018 (alk. paper)
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| Bibliographies/Indexes
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 247-257) and index.
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| Contents
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Independence as Zion -- Trails west -- A president returns home -- Winds of discontent -- The birth of a national historic site -- Redevelopment in the Truman neighborhood.
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| Abstract
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"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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Smith, Joseph,1805-1844.
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Truman, Harry S.,1884-1972-- Homes and haunts-- Missouri-- Independence.
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Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints-- History.
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Frontier and pioneer life-- Missouri-- Independence.
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Historic preservation-- Missouri-- Independence.
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Historic sites-- Conservation and restoration-- Missouri-- Independence.
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Pioneers-- Missouri-- Independence-- History.
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Independence (Mo.), Biography.
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Independence (Mo.), History.
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| Dewey Classification
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977.8/41
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| LC Classification
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F474.I3T395 2008
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