“Fantastic.... Right up there with In Cold Blood and The Executioner’s Song.” —San Francisco Chronicle
Defying both civil authorities and the Mormon establishment in Salt Lake City, the renegade leaders of these Taliban-like theocracies are zealots who answer only to God; some 40,000 people still practice polygamy in these communities.
At the core of Krakauer’s book are brothers Ron and Dan Lafferty, who insist they received a commandment from God to kill a blameless woman and her baby girl. Beginning with a meticulously researched account of this appalling double murder, Krakauer constructs a multi-layered, bone-chilling narrative of messianic delusion, polygamy, savage violence, and unyielding faith. Along the way he uncovers a shadowy offshoot of America’s fastest growing religion, and raises provocative questions about the nature of religious belief.
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- ISBN: 9781400078998
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- ISBN: 9781400078998
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- English
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- ATOS Level: 10
- Lexile® Measure: 1350
- Interest Level: 9-12(UG)
- Text Difficulty: 8-11
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- English
Levels
- ATOS Level:10
- Lexile® Measure:1350
- Interest Level:9-12(UG)
- Text Difficulty:8-11
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