Brothers Ron and Dan Lafferty insist they were commanded to kill by God. Krakauer's investigation is a meticulously researched, bone-chilling narrative of polygamy, savage violence and unyielding faith: an incisive, gripping work of non-fiction that illuminates an otherwise confounding realm... read more
Prologue
Part I
1. The city of the saints
2. Short Creek
3. Bountiful
4. Elizabeth and Ruby
5. The second great awakening
6. Cumorah
7. The still small voice
8. The peace maker
Part II
9. Haun's mill
10. Nauvoo
11. The principle
12. Carthage
13. The Lafferty boys
14. Brenda
15. The one mighty and strong
16. Removal
Part III
17. Exodus
18. For water will not do
19. Scapegoats
20. Under the banner of heaven
Part IV
21. Evangeline
22. Reno
23. Judgment in Provo
24. The great and dreadful day
25. The American religion
26. Canaan mountain
Author's remarks
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