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Under the Banner of Heaven : A Story of Violent Faith
Author: JON KRAKAUER
Binding: Paperback
Published: 08 June, 2004
ISBN: 1400032806
$10.46
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Under the Banner of Heaven : A Story of Violent Faith
by: JON KRAKAUER
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Customer Reviews:
Avg. Customer Rating: 4.0 / 5.0 
Great story, but author interprets history: 
This was a fascinating book, but when I finished the last page I felt like I had read a 365-page story from the National Enquirer. The book oozes with juicy descriptions of fundamentalist Mormons, murderers who kill in the name of God, and the checkered history of the Mormon Church.
If you're expecting a clinical dissection of a murder, skip this book. It claims to focus on two brothers (Ron and Dan Lafferty) who murdered a woman and her baby two decades ago, but only one-third of the book really talks... more info
Excellent: 
I've been a fan of Krakauer since Into the Wild debuted. Since I have many Mormon relatives (I'm not LDS myself) and have spent a good deal of time in several different parts of Utah, I eagerly anticipated the release of this book.
Krakauer presents an objective, coherent and well-researched history of the Mormon religion, with detailed biographical info on its founder, Joseph Smith, and an explanation of key elements of the Book of Mormon.
The greatest strength of this book is Krakauer's ability to... more info
An objective, eye-opener: 
I had read this author before and liked his work. I checked this book from the public library. I could not have guessed that he grew up Mormon until he tells the reader near the end of the book. There's so much here that I did not know. Fascinating.
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