Under the banner of heaven : a story of violent faith / Jon Krakauer.
By: Krakauer, Jon.
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BookPublisher: New York : Doubleday, c2003Edition: 1st ed.Description: xxiii, 372 p. : maps (some col.) ; 25 cm.ISBN: 0385509510.Subject(s): Mormon fundamentalism | Mormon fundamentalismDDC classification: 289.3/3 Summary: Presents an account of the 1984 murder of Brenda Lafferty and her fifteen-month-old daughter Erica by Mormon Fundamentalists Ron and Dan Lafferty, brothers to the victims' husband and father who claim they were acting on an order directly from God, and provides insights into Mormon Fundamentalists and other extremist belief systems.
"Maps on endpapers."
Includes bibliographical references (p. [351]-358) and index.
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Presents an account of the 1984 murder of Brenda Lafferty and her fifteen-month-old daughter Erica by Mormon Fundamentalists Ron and Dan Lafferty, brothers to the victims' husband and father who claim they were acting on an order directly from God, and provides insights into Mormon Fundamentalists and other extremist belief systems.
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