Mormon Envoy

The Diplomatic Legacy of Dr. John Milton Bernhisel

AvBruce W. Worthen

Inbunden, Engelska, 2023

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For more than twenty years, John Milton Bernhisel negotiated with the federal government on behalf of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Bruce W. Worthen illuminates the life and work of the man whose diplomacy steered the Church's relationship with Washington, D.C. from its early period of dangerous conflict to a peaceful and pragmatic coexistence. Having risen from a Pennsylvania backcountry upbringing to become a respected member of the upper class, Bernhisel possessed a personal history that allowed him to reach common ground with politicians and other outsiders. He negotiated for Joseph Smith's life and, after the Church's relocation to the Utah Territory, took on the task of rehabilitating the public image of the Latter-day Saints. Brigham Young's defiance of the government undermined Bernhisel's work, but their close if sometimes turbulent relationship ultimately allowed Bernhisel to make peace with Washington, secure a presidential pardon for Young, and put Utah and the Latter-day Saints on the road to formally joining the United States.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2023-01-24
Mått:156 x 235 x 31 mm
Vikt:454 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:304
Förlag:University of Illinois Press
ISBN:9780252044809

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Religion och tro inom Filosofi och religion
Amerikas historia inom Historia och arkeologi
Biografier inom Biografier

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Bruce W. Worthen is an independent scholar.

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"What Worthen has given readers is a candidate for 'bookshelf essential,' especially for those looking for fresh perspectives on the often-told and widely-documented early events of Restoration history. Academically impeccable, Mormon Envoy is a good yarn, and Bernhisel's unique perspective makes for a narratively fascinating vantage amidst these dueling saints and senators." --John Whitmer Historical Association Journal"Worthen does an excellent job of emphasizing Bernhisel's accomplishments in Mormon Envoy." --Journal of Mormon History"Worthen's biography of Bernhisel is also an elegantly written history lesson." --Library Journal

Innehållsförteckning

Introduction: The Diplomacy of John Milton Bernhisel "My Journey to the Westward" "Stand Still and See the Salvation of God" Four Miles from Carthage The Angry Apostle An Adopted Son and a Travelling Bishop Far from the Land of Our Enemies Correcting Public Opinion Old Rough and Ready Great Basin Confrontation "We Have Only Asked for Simple Justice" "Throwing Down the Glove" Dueling Discourses "A Most Turbulent, Disloyal, and Rebellious People" Wild Fire "When a Thousand Years Have Slept Away" "Let Uncle Sam Choose" Wrongs Real and Imaginary The Train of Hell The Great Wheel of Time Conclusion: Out of the West Appendix: Bernhisel's Marriages Notes Bibliography Index