The King of Confidence: A Tale of Utopian Dreamers, Frontier Schemers, True Believers, False Prophets, and the Murder of an American Monarch by Miles Harvey

The King of Confidence: A Tale of Utopian Dreamers, Frontier Schemers, True Believers, False Prophets, and the Murder of an American Monarch

Miles Harvey with Rengin Altay (Narrator)

9 hours, 57 minutes • first pub 2020 (editions)

nonfiction biography history true crime challenging reflective slow-paced
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The riveting story of the most infamous American con man you've never heard of: James Strang, self-proclaimed divine king of earth, heaven, and an island in Lake Michigan, until his assassination in 1856.In the summer of 1843, James Strang, a char...

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Moods

informative 100%
adventurous 47%
funny 26%
reflective 26%
challenging 21%
dark 21%
mysterious 17%
tense 17%
emotional 4%
lighthearted 4%
relaxing 4%
sad 4%

Pace

medium 52%
slow 38%
fast 9%

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3.55

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