Curious Gentiles and Representational Authority in the City of the Saints

The erection of a State of the Union whose population consisted of Turks or Afghans would not be a worse blunder fraught with more dangerous consequences than the creation of a State composed of Mormons. - C. E. Dutton, an American geologist who surveyed Utah several times during the 1870s.R T. Barn...

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Main Author: Eliason, Eric A. 1967- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Cambridge University Press 2001
In: Religion and American culture
Year: 2001, Volume: 11, Issue: 2, Pages: 155-190
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Summary:The erection of a State of the Union whose population consisted of Turks or Afghans would not be a worse blunder fraught with more dangerous consequences than the creation of a State composed of Mormons. - C. E. Dutton, an American geologist who surveyed Utah several times during the 1870s.R T. Barnum, the great circus promoter, came to Salt Lake City to meet Brigham Young. The Church President jokingly asked Barnum, “Well, how much money do you think we could make if you were to put me on display back East?” Barnum answered, “Mr. President, I guarantee you half the receipts which will be in excess of $200,000 a year because you would be the greatest show in town.”
ISSN:1533-8568
Contains:Enthalten in: Religion and American culture
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1525/rac.2001.11.2.155