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The Beaver Beacon reviews Mary Ann Mazoue’s James Strang novel “Queen of the Island,” 2002

Also Queen of the Island book review 2002 · Mary Ann Mazoue Beaver Island novel

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Date2002-07
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Summary

The July 2002 Beaver Beacon reviewed Mary Ann Mazoue’s Queen of the Island, a novel about James Jesse Strang and the Mormon era on Beaver Island told from the perspective of Strang’s lawful wife, Mary. The review said the book was available through the Island public library.

Evidence limits

This record documents the newspaper review, not the novel’s historical accuracy or the library’s complete holdings.

Sources

  1. Reviews Mary Ann Mazoue’s novel about James Jesse Strang from the perspective of his lawful wife Mary, describing its docu-drama approach to the Mormon era on Beaver Island and noting its availability at the Beaver Island Public Library. The holding institution's portal restricts automated access; the archive holds a copy of this issue and can provide it on request.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 2002-07_Beaver-Beacon
  2. The held issue scan confirms the book review.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 2002-07_Beaver-Beacon

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Beaver Island Archive, “The Beaver Beacon reviews Mary Ann Mazoue’s James Strang novel “Queen of the Island,” 2002”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-queen-of-the-island-book-review-2002/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, July 2002, “Queen of The Island.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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