Under the Banner of Heaven: A Story of Violent Faith by Jon Krakauer [FIRST PAPERBACK PRINTING] 2004 • Anchor Books

Under the Banner of Heaven: A Story of Violent Faith by Jon Krakauer  FIRST TRADE PAPERBACK PRINTING [2004] ANCHOR BOOKS 1st trade printing w/ raised and embossed title fonts.   Mint and unread! A multilayered, bone-chilling narrative of messianic delusion, savage violence, polygamy, and unyielding faith. This is vintage Krakauer, an utterly compelling work of nonfiction that illuminates an otherwise confounding realm of human behavior. At the core of this book, is an appalling double murder committed by two Mormon Fundamentalist brothers, Ron and Dan Lafferty, who insist they received a revelation from God commanding them to kill their blameless victims. Beginning with a meticulously researched account of this "divinely inspired" crime, Krakauer constructs a multilayered, bone-chilling narrative of messianic delusion, savage violence, polygamy, and unyielding faith. Along the way, he uncovers a shadowy offshoot of America’s fastest-growing religion, and raises provocative questions a