{"product_id":"the-king-of-confidence-a-tale-of-utopian-dreamers-frontier-schemers-true-believers-false-prophets-and-the-murder-of-an-american-monarch-paperback","title":"The King of Confidence: A Tale of Utopian Dreamers, Frontier Schemers, True Believers, False Prophets, and the Murder of an American Monarch - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMiles Harvey\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe \"unputdownable\" (Dave Eggers, National Book award finalist) story of the most infamous American con man you've never heard of: James Strang, self-proclaimed divine king of earth, heaven, and an island in Lake Michigan, \"perfect for fans of \u003ci\u003eThe Devil in the White Cit\u003c\/i\u003ey\" (\u003ci\u003eKirkus\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review \u003c\/i\u003eEditors' Choice \u003cbr\u003eLonglisted for the 2021 Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Nonfiction \u003cbr\u003eFinalist for the Midland Authors Annual Literary Award \u003cbr\u003eA Michigan Notable Book \u003cbr\u003eA \u003ci\u003eCrimeReads\u003c\/i\u003e Best True Crime Book of the Year\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"A masterpiece.\" \u003c\/b\u003e--\u003cb\u003eNathaniel Philbrick\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn the summer of 1843, James Strang, a charismatic young lawyer and avowed atheist, vanished from a rural town in New York. Months later he reappeared on the Midwestern frontier and converted to a burgeoning religious movement known as Mormonism. In the wake of the murder of the sect's leader, Joseph Smith, Strang unveiled a letter purportedly from the prophet naming him successor, and persuaded hundreds of fellow converts to follow him to an island in Lake Michigan, where he declared himself a divine king. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFrom this stronghold he controlled a fourth of the state of Michigan, establishing a pirate colony where he practiced plural marriage and perpetrated thefts, corruption, and frauds of all kinds. Eventually, having run afoul of powerful enemies, including the American president, Strang was assassinated, an event that was frontpage news across the country. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe King of Confidence\u003c\/i\u003e tells this fascinating but largely forgotten story. Centering his narrative on this charlatan's turbulent twelve years in power, Miles Harvey gets to the root of a timeless American original: the Confidence Man. Full of adventure, bad behavior, and insight into a crucial period of antebellum history, \u003ci\u003eThe King of Confidence\u003c\/i\u003e brings us a compulsively readable account of one of the country's boldest con men and the boisterous era that allowed him to thrive.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMiles Harvey\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of the national and international bestseller \u003ci\u003eThe Island of Lost Maps\u003c\/i\u003e and the recipient of a Knight-Wallace journalism fellowship. His book \u003ci\u003ePainter in a Savage Land \u003c\/i\u003ewas named a \u003ci\u003eChicago Tribune \u003c\/i\u003eBest Book of the Year. He teaches at DePaul University.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 416\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.16 x 8.27 x 5.54 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 21, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51987403669805,"sku":"9780316463607","price":20.18,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/3185\/6429\/files\/flDvXq-TZ19780316463607.webp?v=1776178518","url":"https:\/\/ishookbooks.com\/products\/the-king-of-confidence-a-tale-of-utopian-dreamers-frontier-schemers-true-believers-false-prophets-and-the-murder-of-an-american-monarch-paperback","provider":"iShook Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}