Under the Banner of Heaven: A Story of Violent Faith

Traces the events that surrounded the 1984 murder of a woman and her child by fundamentalist Mormons Ron and Dan Lafferty, exploring the belief systems and traditions, including polygamy, that mark the faith's most extreme factions and what their practices reflect about the nature of religion in America. Reader's Guide available. Reprint. 300,000 first printing.

• | Author: Jon Krakauer
• | Publisher: Anchor
• | Publication Date: June 08, 2004
• | Number of Pages: 432 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Paperback
• | ISBN-10: 1400032806
• | ISBN-13: 9781400032808