Mormon City on the Mississippi River
by
Raymond Bial
Language: English
Release Date: October 30, 2006
In 1839, persecuted Mormons fled Missouri, across the Mississippi River, seeking freedom from violence. They hoped to find a safe haven on the banks of the river in an Illinois city that they called Nauvoo, “the city beautiful.”
The Mormons did not flourish for long in Nauvoo. In neighboring...