Jortner, Adam Joseph. <br/><br/>
Blood from the Sky :  Miracles and Politics in the Early American Republic. 

 - Charlottesville :  University of Virginia Press,  (c)2017. 
 - 1 online resource (264 pages) 
 - Jeffersonian America .
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographies and index. 
<br/><br/>Introduction: History, reality and miracles --  The language of the supernatural --  The practice of the supernatural --  The politics of the supernatural --  Shakers --  Native American prophets --  Latter-day Saints --  The sects that weren't --  Conclusion: Liberty and theology. 
<br/><br/> "This book examines the appearance of miracles and the supernatural in Jeffersonian America, and explains the way in which these religious claims to supernatural powers represented a political crisis in the new republic"--Provided by publisher. 
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<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780813939599 9780813939582 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Miracles--Political aspects--History--United States--19th century.<br/>Supernatural--Political aspects--History--United States--19th century.<br/>Religion and politics--History--United States--19th century.<br/>Political culture--History--United States--19th century.<br/>Crises--Political aspects--History--United States--19th century.
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Electronic Books.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>E338  / .B566 2017