Holy man or con artist? The breakaway Mormon sect lost to history
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The Mormon religion was a movement that took its followers from east to west in the middle of the 19th Century, including a strong presence in Illinois before ending up in the Utah territory.
But a power vacuum caused a split, leaving two men leading two groups. One built his movement into a major force. The other has seemingly disappeared from history.
Was its leader a holy man or a con artist? Larry Potash digs deep in this Backstory segment.
And more on author Miles Harvey and his book “The King of Confidence” on his website
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