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English
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'Has the Lord Turned Bankrupt?' : The Attempted Sale of the Nauvoo Temple, 1846-1850
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Journal of the Illinois State Historical Society
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Autumn 2002
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95
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Urbana, IL
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University of Illinois Press; Illinois State Historical Society
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235-63
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Bennett examines why the Mormons sought to sell the Nauvoo Temple. He examines who the most interested buyers were, the nature of the negotiations, and what factors prevented the sale from occurring. He looks into whether there was any intent among the Mormons in returning to Nauvoo. He also looks at allegations that Brigham Young might have ordered the destruction of the temple. In 1848, an arsonist set the temple on fire