Under the Banner of Heaven: A Story of Violent Faith
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Kernel of Truth
For those whose knowledge of the Mormon faith is limited to The Book of Mormon musical, this gripping story is a great place to better educate yourself. As Jon Krakauer did with Into Thin Air (also offered on True Story), this reads like fiction explores the dark side of religious extremism.
Product Description
NATIONAL BESTSELLER – From the author of Into the Wild and Into Thin Air, this extraordinary work of investigative journalism takes readers inside America’s isolated Mormon Fundamentalist communities. – Now an acclaimed FX limited series streaming on HULU.
“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.Binding Type: Paperback
Author: Jon Krakauer
Published: 06/08/2004
Publisher: Vintage
ISBN: 9781400032808
Pages: 432
Weight: 0.71lbs
Size: 8.01h x 5.22w x 0.94d
