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The King of Confidence’: 19th century idealist, con man subject of next Creative Living program

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James Strang was “a very complicated human being,” author Miles Harvey said. “He was a complete opportunist but partly an idealist.”

A polygamist, a thief, and a cheat, James Strang proclaimed himself divine king of earth, heaven, and the 78-square-mile Beaver Island, Mich., before he was assassinated in 1856. “The most infamous American you’ve likely never heard of,” Strang is the subject of the next Creative Living presentation at the Woodstock Opera House, at 10 a.m. […]

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Susan W. Murray

Susan W. Murray wrote for The Independent, covering various beats, from 2005 to 2008, returning to the paper as a writer in 2018. A 26-year resident of Woodstock, she taught English, American history, and religion to junior high students at St. Mary School for nine years.
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Picture of Susan W. Murray

Susan W. Murray

Susan W. Murray wrote for The Independent, covering various beats, from 2005 to 2008, returning to the paper as a writer in 2018. A 26-year resident of Woodstock, she taught English, American history, and religion to junior high students at St. Mary School for nine years.
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