Wheat flour messiah
Subtitle: Eric Jansson of Bishop Hill
By: Paul Elmen.
Publisher: Published for the Swedish Pioneer Historical Society by Southern Illinois University Press
Published: 1976
Place of publication: Carbondale
Language: eng
Number of pages: 222
Subjects: Jansson, Erik, 1808-1850.; Jansonists.; Jansonists -- Biography.; Bishop Hill (Ill.) -- History.
Description: "Through letters, documents, and newspaper files, Paul Elmen traces the engrossing story of the Janssonists' adventure in Sweden and the founding of the utopian colony at Bishop Hill, in Illinois (1847-65), told from the perspective of the wheat flour salesman who ignited the passionate beliefs of his followers." (flyleaf of paper cover).
Notes: Bibliography: p. 208-214.
Includes index.