Some historians claim that whenever Mormons moved into town, the crime rate went up. Is it true? Did Mormonism make some prolific thieves and robbers? Join Lindsay and Bryan as they dive into the seedy story.


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 	<li><a href="https://www.benchmarkbooks.com/advSearchResults.php?action=search&amp;orderBy=relevance&amp;category_id=0&amp;keywordsField=cultures+hallwas">John Hallwas and Roger Launius, Cultures in Conflict</a></li>
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 	<li><a href="https://launiusr.wordpress.com/2012/05/18/mormon-nauvoo-and-the-problem-of-theft-of-non-mormon-property/">Mormon Nauvoo and the Problem of Theft of Non-Mormon Property by Roger Launius</a></li>
 	<li><strong><a href="https://collections.lib.utah.edu/details?id=1526811&amp;q=john+d.+lee+excommunication">John D. Lee Battalion notes by Juanita Brooks</a></strong></li>
 	<li><a href="http://www.connellodonovan.com/coleman_bio.pdf">Let This Be a Warning to All N*****s by Connell O’Donovan</a></li>
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Episode 114: The PEF (Perpetual Emigration Fund)

There’s the Mormon history you do know … and the Mormon history you don’t. Join Lindsay Hansen Park (Year of Polygamy) and historian Bryan Buchanan as they dig into all aspects of Mormonism’s astonishing 200-year past—uncovering the little-known stories that chronicle how a six-person church grew into a multi-billion-dollar religion.