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This book is a fascinating account of the Mormon experience in Missouri, written to counter many local histories of the time that twisted and misrepresented basic facts about the Mormon church and its expulsion from the state. Roberts was an convert to Mormonism and was born in England. He has been singled out as one of the great Mormon intellectuals.
This book has been republished (2001) by Maasai, Inc. and is available in an inexpensive soft-bound edition.
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| Title | The Missouri Persecutions |
| Author | Brigham Henry Roberts |
| Publisher | G. Q. Cannon, 1900 |
| Original from | Harvard University |
| Digitized | Sep 15, 2006 |
| Length | 333 pages |
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