The Polygamist King: A True Story of Murder, Lust, and Exotic

The Polygamist King: A True Story of Murder, Lust, and Exotic Faith in America (Kindle Single)

The astonishing story of James Strangâ€”a religious rebel who became a figure of curiosity, sympathy, and murderous hatred.

James Strang was a lawyer, a newspaper editor, and a failed politician, before he found his true calling as a self-declared Mormon prophet. Following the shocking murder of Joseph Smith, the founder of Mormonism, Strang lost a power struggle to Brigham Young. He went on to form a dissident sect and build a personal theocracy on Beaver Island in Lake Michigan.

Strang was one of the most colorful people of his timeâ€”a political boss who called himself a king, a cult leader who proclaimed himself a prophet, and a con man who tricked his way to power. At first, many of his followers shared his fierce opposition to polygamy. By the time of his death, however, Strang had five wives, four of them pregnant.

This compelling historical narrative delivers a remarkable tale of gothic drama and high tragedy, full of sex, violence, pride, fanaticism, and conspiracy.

John J. Millerâ€”â€œone of the best literary journalists in the countryâ€ according to the Chronicle of Higher Educationâ€”is the author of several books, including The Big Scrum: How Teddy Roosevelt Saved Football and The First Assassin, a thriller set during the Civil War. He runs the journalism program at Hillsdale College and writes for National Review and the Wall Street Journal. He lives on a dirt road in rural Michigan.

Cover design by Adil Dara.
Country USA
Binding Kindle Edition
ReleaseDate 2015-12-07
Format Kindle eBook

Country	USA
Binding	Kindle Edition
ReleaseDate	2015-12-07
Format	Kindle eBook

The Polygamist King: A True Story of Murder, Lust, and Exotic Faith in America (Kindle Single)

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