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Under the banner of heaven : a story of violent faith / Jon Krakauer.
"This extraordinary work of investigative journalism takes listeners inside America's isolated Mormon Fundamentalist communities, where some 40,000 people still practice polygamy. Defying both civil authorities and the Mormon establishment in Salt Lake City, the renegade leaders of these Taliban-like theocracies are zealots who answer only to God. At the core of Krakauer's book are brothers Ron and Dan Lafferty, who insist they received a commandment from God to kill a blameless woman and her baby girl. Beginning with a meticulously researched account of this appalling double murder, Krakauer constructs a multi-layered, bone-chilling narrative of messianic delusion, polygamy, savage violence, and unyielding faith. Along the way he uncovers a shadowy offshoot of America's fastest growing religion and raises provocative questions about the nature of religious belief."-- Amazon
Record details
- ISBN: 9781400032808
- ISBN: 1400032806
- ISBN: 9780385509510
- ISBN: 0385509510
- Physical Description: xxiii, 372 pages : maps ; 25 cm
- Publisher: New York : Doubleday, 2003.
Content descriptions
| General Note: | Publisher, publishing date, binding, and paging may vary. |
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 351-358) and index. |
| Target Audience Note: | 1350L Lexile |
| Study Program Information Note: | Accelerated Reader AR UG 10 23 74916. |
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| De Soto Public Library | 289.3 KRAKAUER Jon (Text) | 33858000060402 | Adult Non-Fiction | Available | - |
