Praying with one eye open : Mormons and murder in nineteenth-century Appalachian Georgia /

Engel, Mary Ella, 1953-

Praying with one eye open : Mormons and murder in nineteenth-century Appalachian Georgia / Mary Ella Engel. - Athens : University of Georgia Press, (c)2019. - 1 online resource (xv, 228 pages) : illustrations, map.

Includes bibliographies and index.

"I find my dream literally fulfilled": John Morgan in Georgia -- "There is something terrible coming": establishment of the North Georgia mission field -- "One by one they leave us": The first Expedition of Georgians to the West -- "Women is the only subject to be talked on": threats of violence in north Georgia-- "The day of grace Is gone": The murder of Joseph Standing -- "Think not when you gather to Zion, your troubles and trials are through": Georgia and the Mormon question -- Conclusion -- Appendix 1. North Georgia converts organized by branch -- Appendix 2. Members of mob accused of Elder Joseph Standing's murder.



9780820355245


Standing, Joseph, 1854-1879.


Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints--History--Georgia--19th century.


Mormon Church--History--Georgia--19th century.
Mormon missionaries--History--Georgia--19th century.


Electronic Books.

BX8615 / .P739 2019