Wheat flour messiah

By Paul Elmen

Subjects: Biography, Jansonists, Flour mills, United states, history, History

Description: "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).