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Mormonism and American Politics (Religion, Culture, and Public Life Book 18) by Randall Balmer, Jana Riess, Randall Herbert Balmer is a history book available to read on EtoBox.
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<p>When Joseph Smith ran for president as a radical protest candidate in 1844, Mormons were a deeply distrusted group in American society, and their efforts to enter public life were met with derision. When Mitt Romney ran for president as a Republican in 2008 and 2012, the public had come to regard Mormons as consummate Americans: patriotic, family-oriented, and conservative. How did this shift occur?</p><p>In this collection, prominent scholars of Mormonism, including Claudia L. Bushman, Richa
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- Author
- Randall Balmer, Jana Riess, Randall Herbert Balmer
- Publisher
- New York: Columbia University Press
- Published
- 2016
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780231165983
- Category
- history
- Subjects
- Political Science, Christian, History
- Updated
- 2026-03-25
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