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Irish Identity In Seamus Deane's Reading In The Dark, Peter Jasinski Oct 2001

Irish Identity In Seamus Deane's Reading In The Dark, Peter Jasinski

Inscape

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Full Issue Oct 2001

Full Issue

Inscape

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From Kirtland, Ohio, To Far West, Missouri: Following The Trail Of The Mormon Mummies, Ray L. Huntington, Keith J. Wilson Apr 2001

From Kirtland, Ohio, To Far West, Missouri: Following The Trail Of The Mormon Mummies, Ray L. Huntington, Keith J. Wilson

Religious Educator: Perspectives on the Restored Gospel

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Missionary Language Mangling, Lynn Henrichsen Mar 2001

Missionary Language Mangling, Lynn Henrichsen

Deseret Language and Linguistic Society Symposium

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Two Sides Of A River: Mormon Transmigration Through Quincy, Illinois, And Hannibal, Missouri, Fred E. Woods Jan 2001

Two Sides Of A River: Mormon Transmigration Through Quincy, Illinois, And Hannibal, Missouri, Fred E. Woods

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The infamous extermination order issued 27 October 1838 by Missouri Governor Lilburn W. Boggs caused thousands of Latter-day Saints to flee the state and seek refuge in Illinois across the Mississippi River. Illinois, established in 1817, had high hopes for its future, but just two decades later it was smitten, like the rest of America, with the economic depression of 1837. In such a needy condition, the people Illinois welcomed the Mormon migrants for three central reasons. Financially motivated, the state viewed the Latter-day Saint influx as an opportunity to raise its population to boost the economy through the collection …