| Description |
1 online resource (xvii, 274 pages) : illustrations, maps |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 247-257) and index. |
| 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. |
| Contents |
Independence as Zion -- Trails west -- A president returns home -- Winds of discontent -- The birth of a national historic site -- Redevelopment in the Truman neighborhood. |
| Access |
Use copy Restrictions unspecified MiAaHDL |
| Reproduction |
Electronic reproduction. [S.l.] : HathiTrust Digital Library, 2010. MiAaHDL |
| System Details |
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL |
| Processing Action |
digitized 2010 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve MiAaHDL |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Truman, Harry S., 1884-1972 -- Homes and haunts -- Missouri -- Independence.
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Truman, Harry S., 1884-1972. |
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Missouri -- Independence. |
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Smith, Joseph, Jr., 1805-1844.
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Smith, Joseph, Jr., 1805-1844. |
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Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints -- History.
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Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. |
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History. |
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Truman, Harry S., 1884-1972 -- Homes and haunts -- Missouri -- Independence. |
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Smith, Joseph, 1805-1844 Jr -- Homes and haunts -- Missouri -- Independence. |
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Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints -- History. |
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Historic preservation -- Missouri -- Independence.
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Historic preservation. |
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Historic sites -- Conservation and restoration -- Missouri -- Independence.
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Historic sites -- Conservation and restoration. |
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Pioneers -- Missouri -- Independence -- History.
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Pioneers. |
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Frontier and pioneer life -- Missouri -- Independence.
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Frontier and pioneer life. |
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Independence (Mo.) -- History.
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Independence (Mo.) -- Biography.
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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Biographies.
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History.
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Biographies.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Taylor, Jon E., 1968- President, a church, and trails west. Columbia : University of Missouri Press, ©2008 (DLC) 2007051951 |
| ISBN |
9780826266446 (electronic book) |
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0826266444 (electronic book) |
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9780826218018 (alkaline paper) |
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0826218016 (alkaline paper) |
