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English
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Mormons and the World's Fair 1893 : A Study of Religious and Cultural Agency and Transformation
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Tempe, Arizona
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Arizona State University
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521
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Ph.D. Dissertation
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Bringing together into one narrative the story of the anti-polygamy crusades of the 1880s, the ambivalent presence (and non presence) of Mormonism at the World's Fair of 1893, and the drawn-out US Senate Hearings and ultimate victory of Mormon apostle and Senator Reed Smoot in 1907, this dissertation offers new insights into the meaning and limitations of American religious liberty, the dynamics of minority agency, as well as a deeper understanding of America's developing national identity.