Nightfall at Nauvoo (1973) ~ by Samuel W. Taylor — Paperback

Nightfall at Nauvoo

The incredible story of the rise and fall of a Mormon frontier city.

By Samuel W. Taylor

Published: 1973 by Avon Books.

ISBN: 0380002477

Good condition, paperback book with a white and blue spine.  the cover has scuff marks, some creasing, scratches.  The top right and bottom right corners have creasing.  The edges of some pages have scratches.  The first page has pencil marks, and a signature in blue ink.  Text throughout is clean, clear, and legible.

“Superbly researched, brightly written account.” – Philadelphia Inquirer

In May 1839, Prophet Joseph Smith and his followers – driven out of New York, Ohio, and Missouri – established a Mormon settlement on the fever-ridden swamps of Commerce, Illinois. Three years later, the holy city they called Nauvoo had become the largest city in Illinois – about four times the size of Chicago. Nauvoo had its own militia, its own newspaper, and the members of the Church of the Latter Day Saints were the most powerful voting bloc in the state. By 1846, the book town had become a ghost town and the Mormons were once again moving West.

Nightfall at Nauvoo is the story of a frontier town and its colorful, controversial founding fathers. The Chicago Tribune called it “an exciting story, both plausible and almost incredible.”