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Doyle C. Fitzpatrick publishes The King Strang Story, 1971

Also The King Strang Story book publication, 1971

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TypeEvent
Date1971-02
WithinBeaver Island
ErasModern era
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Date
1971-02
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Modern era
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Summary

The February 1971 Beaver Beacon announced Doyle C. Fitzpatrick’s publication of The King Strang Story, a book about James Strang’s attempted Great Lakes Mormon kingdom centered on Beaver Island.

Evidence and limits

This entry records the newspaper’s book notice and jacket description, not an independent assessment of the book’s historical claims.

Sources

  1. Reprints the book-jacket description of Doyle C. Fitzpatrick’s book, says it resulted from seven years of travel and research, and lists its Lansing publisher and $7.95 price.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1971-02_Beaver-Beacon
  2. The held issue scan is paired with the OCR source and confirms the published book notice.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1971-02_Beaver-Beacon

Added 6 August 2026. Recent changes

Cite this article

Beaver Island Archive, “Doyle C. Fitzpatrick publishes The King Strang Story, 1971”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-king-strang-story-publication-1971/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, February 1971, “The King Strang Story.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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