Under the Banner of Heaven by Jon Krakauer

Under the Banner of Heaven by Jon Krakauer

Jon Krakauer's literary reputation rests on insightful chronicles of lives conducted at the outer limits. He now shifts his focus from extremes of physical adventure to extremes of religious belief within our own borders, taking readers inside isolated American communities where some 40,000 Mormon Fundamentalists still practice polygamy. Defying both civil authorities and the Mormon establishment in Salt Lake City, the renegade leaders of these Taliban-like theocracies are zealots who answer only to God.
At the core of Krakauer's book are brothers Ron and Dan Lafferty, who insist they received a commandment from God to kill a blameless woman and her baby girl. Beginning with a meticulously researched account of this appalling double murder, Krakauer constructs a multi-layered, bone-chilling narrative of messianic delusion, polygamy, savage violence, and unyielding faith. Along the way he uncovers a shadowy offshoot of America's fastest growing religion, and raises provocative questions about the nature of religious belief.

Jon Krakauer is the author of eight novels and has been honored by the American Academy of Arts and Letters with an Academy Award for Literature. Krakauer, according to the award citation, combines the persistence and boldness of investigative journalism's best traditions with the stylistic delicacy and profound insight of a born writer. Jon Krakauer's website is www.jonkrakauer.com.

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ISBN 13	9780385509510
ISBN 10	0385509510
Title	Under the Banner of Heaven
Author	Jon Krakauer
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	Doubleday Books
Year published	2003-07-15
Number of pages	372
Prizes	Winner of ALA Notable Books (Nonfiction) 2004, Winner of Colorado Book Award (Nonfiction) 2004, Commended for L.A. Times Book Prize (Current Interest) 2003
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