{"product_id":"exiles-in-a-land-of-kenneth-h-winn-9780807843000","title":"Exiles in a Land of Liberty: Mormons in America, 1830-1846","description":"\u003cp\u003eUsing the concept of \"classical republicanism\" in his analysis, Kenneth Winn argues against the common view that the Mormon religion was an exceptional phenomenon representing a countercultural ideology fundamentally subversive to American society. Rather, he maintains, both the Saints and their enemies affirmed republican principles, but in radically different ways.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWinn identifies the 1830 founding of the Mormon church as a religious protest against the pervasive disorder plaguing antebellum America, attracting people who saw the libertarianism, religious pluralism, and market capitalism of Jacksonian America as threats to the Republic. While non-Mormons shared the perception that the Union was in danger, many saw the Mormons as one of the chief threats. General fear of Joseph Smith and his followers led to verbal and physical attacks on the Saints, which reinforced the Mormons' conviction that America had descended into anarchy. By 1846, violent opposition had driven Mormons to the uninhabited Great Salt Lake Basin.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Kenneth H. Winn\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0807843008\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780807843000\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of North Carolina Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/27\/1990\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 296\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.96lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.34h x 5.94w x 0.84d","brand":"Kenneth H. Winn","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48013791527167,"sku":"9780807843000","price":47.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_8ad06f1f-eaf5-44c0-b448-ce2317b02f23.jpg?v=1767744791","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/exiles-in-a-land-of-kenneth-h-winn-9780807843000","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}