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Under the banner of heaven : a story of violent faith / Jon Krakauer.

Krakauer, Jon. (Author).

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.

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  • ISBN: 0385509510
  • ISBN: 9780385509510
  • Physical Description: xxiii, 372 pages : maps (some color) ; 25 cm
  • Edition: First edition
  • Publisher: New York : Doubleday, 2003.

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Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 351-358) and index.
Target Audience Note:
1350L Lexile
Study Program Information Note:
Accelerated Reader AR UG 10 23 74916.

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Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
Latter Day Saint fundamentalism.
Latter Day Saints > United States.
Murder > Religious aspects.
Violence > Religious aspects.
Religious fanaticism > United States.
Murder > Investigation > United States.

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