Item Detail
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30221
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English
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Monana County, Iowa, Mormons
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The Annals of Iowa
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April 1906
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7
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5
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Des Moines, Iowa
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State Historical Society of Iowa
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321-346
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"The origin and development of the Mormons as a religious body, and a social and civil organization, during this century is part of the history of the United States ; and the rise and fall of the colony at Preparation, Monona county, Iowa, should have its record added to the others. This colony was founded by Charles Blancher Thompson, and something of his former career and his previous connection with the general body of Mormons, throws much light on the actual origin of this settlement at Preparation. We give it as written by himself" [Author]