A president, a church, and trails west
Subtitle: competing histories in Independence, Missouri
By: Jon E. Taylor.
Publisher: University of Missouri Press
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Columbia
Language: eng
Number of pages: 274
ISBN-13: 9780826218018
Subjects: Truman, Harry S., -- 1884-1972 -- Homes and haunts -- Missouri -- Independence; Smith, Joseph, -- 1805-1844; Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints -- History; Historic preservation -- Missouri -- Independence; Historic sites -- Conservation and restoration -- Missouri -- Independence; Pioneers -- Missouri -- Independence -- History; Frontier and pioneer life -- Missouri -- Independence; Independence (Mo.) -- History; Independence (Mo.) -- Biography
Genres: Biography.
Description: "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.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.