Under the Banner of Heaven: A Story of Violent Faith

Jon Krakauer

Pan Macmillan, 2004 - Biography & Autobiography - 399 pages

Krakauer shifts his focus from extremes of physical adventure to extremes of religious belief in this true story of an appalling double murder committed by two Mormon Fundamentalist brothers who insist God commanded them to kill.

About the author

Jon Krakauer is the author of Eiger Dreams, Into the Wild, and Into Thin Air, and is editor of the Modern Library Exploration series. He lives in the USA.

Bibliographic information

• Title: Under the Banner of Heaven: A Story of Violent Faith
• Author: Jon Krakauer
• Edition: illustrated, reprint, revised
• Publisher: Pan Macmillan, 2004
• ISBN: 0330419129, 9780330419123
• Length: 399 pages
• Subjects: Biography & Autobiography / Religious; History / United States / 20th Century; Literary Collections / General; Religion / Christianity / Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormon); Religion / Christianity / Denominations; Religion / Fundamentalism; Religion / General; Religion / Religious Intolerance, Persecution & Conflict; True Crime / General; True Crime / Murder / General