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The King of Confidence: A Tale of Utopian Dreamers, Frontier Schemers, True Believers, False Prophets, and the Murder of an American Monarch
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Author:
Miles Harvey
Publisher:
Little, Brown and Company
Date:
July 14, 2020
After the death of Mormonism's founder and leader Joseph Smith, follower James Strang persuaded disciples to follow him to an island in Lake Michigan, where he declared himself a divine king. From this stronghold he controlled a fourth of the state of Michigan, establishing a pirate colony where he practiced plural marriage and perpetrated thefts, corruption, and frauds of all kinds.
What The Reviewers Say
The King of Confidence reads akin to the best of thriller fiction. The true nature of the book renders the events all the more shocking and makes for an impactful read. Miles Harvey has done a masterful job bringing the past to life, narrating the whirlwind rise and fall of a true confidence man..
... jaunty, far-ranging.
... meticulously researched.
Mr. Harvey is a skillful writer and thorough researcher.
