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The Texas Republic and the Mormon Kingdom of God

[Hardback]

by Michael Scott Van Wagenen

    • Author

      Michael Scott Van Wagenen

    • Book Format

      Hardback

    • Publisher

      Texas A& M University Press

    • Published

      July 2002

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      The Texas Republic and the Mormon Kingdom of God

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      From its earliest days of colonization, Texas sparked the imagination and ambition of some of North America's greatest leaders. Joseph Smith, the founder of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, was one such man. His interest in Texas coincided with the strategic goal of Sam Houston, the president of the young Texas Republic, to create a buffer zone between the areas of Anglo settlement and Mexico. History has until now hidden how close the ambitions of these two men came to carving out a Mormon Kingdom of God in Texas. In 1844 Smith and his followers were received with political jealousy, religious suspicions, and distaste by their neighbors in Nauvoo, Illinois. Smith looked outside the United States for both refuge and empire. Times were difficult for Sam Houston, as well, as he faced the wrath of Comanches on the Western frontier and Santa Anna on the southern border. He was looking for assistance from England, France, or perhaps even the Mormons. Smith appointed an ambassador to the Texas Republic, and secret negotiations began in earnest. According to Mormon records, Houston agreed to sell Smith a disputed strip of land between the Nueces River and the Rio Grande.Before the Mormon leader could take further action, he was murdered by a mob in Illinois. In the leadership succession crisis that ensued, the negotiations were abandoned. Yet the secret negotiations cannot be seen as a total failure. Houston remained a friend to the Mormons throughout his political career and was later instrumental in ending the Utah War of 1857-58. In addition, a group of Mormon settlers emigrated to the Texas Republic on the eve of statehood and became an important part of the Texas cultural mosaic.

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      • Author

        Michael Scott Van Wagenen

      • Book Format

        Hardback

      • Publisher

        Texas A& M University Press

      • Published

        July 2002

      • Weight

        386g

      • Page Count

        128

      • Dimensions

        164 x 245 x 17 mm

      • ISBN

        9781585441846

      • ISBN-10

        1585441848

      • Eden Code

        1179506

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      • Author/Creator: Michael Scott Van Wagenen

      • ISBN: 9781585441846

      • Publisher: Texas A& M University Press

      • Release Date: July 2002

      • Weight: 386g

      • Dimensions: 164 x 245 x 17 mm

      • Eden Code: 1179506

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