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Wheat flour messiah

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"Through letters, documents, and newspaper files, Paul Elmen traces the engrossing story of the Janssonists' adventure in Sweden and the founding of the utopian colony at Bishop Hill, in Illinois (1847-65), told from the perspective of the wheat flour salesman …

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"Through letters, documents, and newspaper files, Paul Elmen traces the engrossing story of the Janssonists' adventure in Sweden and the founding of the utopian colony at Bishop Hill, in Illinois (1847-65), told from the perspective of the wheat flour salesman who ignited the passionate beliefs of his followers." (flyleaf of paper cover).

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""Through letters, documents, and newspaper files, Paul Elmen traces the engrossing story of the Janssonists' adventure in Sweden and the founding of the utopian colony at Bishop Hill, in Illinois …"

— Margaret

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