It is difficult to find fault with much of anything in this book. It is extremely well-researched... and compellingly written.--Christopher Cannon Jones "Journal of the American Academy of Religion"
Mary Ella Engel's excellent Praying with One Eye Open will open your eyes to a forgotten episode of religious violence in the Deep South: the summary execution of Mormon missionary Joseph Standing. The murder occurred in 1879 in mountainous Whitfield County, Georgia, against a backdrop of economic woe, but it was mostly about sex, specifically the polygamy practiced by Latter Day Saints. This is a shocking and fascinating tale.--Steve Oney "author of And the Dead Shall Rise"
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BN ID: | 2940173539694 |
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Publisher: | Tantor Audio |
Publication date: | 09/30/2019 |
Edition description: | Unabridged |
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