Item Detail
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6130
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2
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English
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National Perceptions of Utah's Statehood
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Journal of Mormon History
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Spring 1997
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23
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Salt Lake City, UT
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Mormon History Association
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42-65
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Leading newspapers in the East and West generally looked favorably on Utah's prospect for statehood. Protestant missionary publications continued to be hostile and wary of Utah and the Mormons. In essence, Utah statehood was a political and public relations miracle.