james strang? >> guest: at a fixed rate or strong at the valley of any. james jay strang. the book is called the polygamist king and the subtitle is a true story -- "the polygamist king: a true story of murder, lust, and exotic faith in america." the story of this remarkable man who ensured tried to form a theocracy on an island in lake michigan called fever island in the 19th century. things didn't go so well for him there but it's a fascinating story about a colorful man who tried this -- you try to do this amazing thing. >> host: how did you discover the story? >> guest: growing up in michigan i learned about michigan history. i always thought the interesting things happen elsewhere. other civil war battlefields for allergies to nothing happened in michigan was something i was concerned about. there were no battles in michigan, a couple but nothing significant. at some point along the way a learned in the story i'm not quite sure where, but if you make an effort that he michigan history, read up on it and the explorers who came here, the original people, the things that