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English
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Enemy of the Saints : The Biography of Governor Lilburn W. Boggs of Missouri
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Baltimore, Md.
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Publishamerica Inc.
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"Lilburn W. Boggs is most often remembered as the Governor of Missouri who issued the infamous "Extermination Order" during the Mormon War. But his life involved many of the important events of the early nineteenth century. He was a veteran of the War of 1812, a pioneer of the Fur Trade, a merchant on the Santa Fe Trail, and Governor of Missouri. He participated in one of the most significant wagon trains to California and became the Alcalde of Northern California. He was related by marriage to the Bent Brothers and Daniel Boone. He was also an associate of many of the legends of the early west. In addition to telling the story of Lilburn Boggs and his eventful life, this book takes a detailed look at the Mormon War and Governor Boggs's motivation in issuing the Extermination Order. Many of the events of his life had ramifications which reached far beyond the life of Boggs and the State of Missouri." [Publisher's abstract]