The Van Wagenen, Michael.creatortextbibliographyElectronic books.History.txuCollege StationTexas A & M University Press©200220021st ed.monographiceng1 online resource (xiii, 117 pages) : illustrations, maps."Texas sparked the imagination and ambition of some of North America's greatest leaders. Joseph Smith, the founder of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, was one such man. His interest in Texas coincided with the strategic goal of Sam Houston, the president of the young Texas Republic, to create a buffer zone between the areas of Anglo settlement and Mexico. History has until now hidden how close the ambitions of these two men came to carving out a Mormon Kingdom of God in the Republic of Texas." "In 1844 Smith and his followers were received with political jealousy, religious suspicions, and distaste by their neighbors in Nauvoo, Illinois. Smith looked outside the United States for both refuge and empire. Times were difficult for Texas president Sam Houston as well. Texas faced the wrath of the Comanches on the western frontier and of Santa Anna on the disputed southern border. To make matters worse, the U.S. Congress was balking on the annexation issue. Houston was desperate, in debt, and looking for assistance from England, France, or perhaps even the Mormons. Smith appointed an ambassador to the Texas Republic, and secret negotiations began in earnest."--Jacket.The emergence of nations in the Southwest -- Joseph Smith and the Mormons, 1830-44 -- Mormon interest in the Texas Republic, 1842-44 -- The Texas-Mormon negotiations of 1844 -- Mormon colonies in Texas 1845-58 -- The aftermath.Michael Scott Van Wagenen.Includes bibliographical references (pages 105-110) and index.Use copy Restrictions unspecified star MiAaHDLElectronic reproduction. [S.l.] : HathiTrust Digital Library, 2010. MiAaHDLMaster and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDLdigitized 2010 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve pda MiAaHDLn-us-txJrSmith, Joseph1805-1844Houston, Sam1793-1863Relations with MormonsSmith, Joseph1805-1844Houston, Sam1793-1863Houston, Sam1793-1863JrSmith, Joseph1805-1844Mormon pioneersTexasHistory19th centuryFrontier and pioneer lifeTexasTexasHistoryRepublic, 1836-1846TexasHistory1846-1950MormonsTexasHistory19th centuryHISTORYState & LocalGeneralFrontier and pioneer lifeMormon pioneersMormonsRelations with MormonsTexasMormonenFrontier 1800-1950 fast F395.M8 V36 2002eb976.4/0415.85Van Wagenen, Michael.College Station : Texas A & M University Press, ©20021st ed.(DLC) 2001006772(OCoLC)4847560115854495989781585449590http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=71462http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=71462Use copy MiAaHDLN$T02092020200709055102.0ocm50637362 eng