Item Detail
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31953
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1
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English
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How the Erie Canal Corridor Became the Burned-over District : Rochester and the Advent of Mormonism
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JWHA Journal
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2020
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40
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1
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John Whitmer Historical Association
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48-64
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"Bruce Worthen describes the extraordinary socioeconomic upheaval that ensued from construction of the Erie Canal, especially in the region surrounding Rochester, New York. He demonstrates how Mormonism arose as a working-class movement vis-à-vis rival spiritual paradigms in this disorderly milieu." [Article Abstract]