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Massacre at Mountain Meadows
Walker, Ronald W.; Turley, Richard E.; Leonard, Glen M.
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Description for Massacre at Mountain Meadows
Paperback. Num Pages: 448 pages, black & white illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBWU; 3JH; HRAX; HRCC99. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 146 x 28. Weight in Grams: 586.
On September 11, 1857, a band of Mormon militia, under a flag of truce, lured unarmed members of a party of emigrants from their fortified encampment and, with their Paiute allies, killed them. More than 120 men, women, and children perished in the slaughter. Massacre at Mountain Meadows offers the most thoroughly researched account of the massacre ever written. Drawn from documents previously not available to scholars and a careful re-reading of traditional sources, this gripping narrative offers fascinating new insight into why Mormons settlers in isolated southern Utah deceived the emigrant party with a promise of safety ... Read more
On September 11, 1857, a band of Mormon militia, under a flag of truce, lured unarmed members of a party of emigrants from their fortified encampment and, with their Paiute allies, killed them. More than 120 men, women, and children perished in the slaughter. Massacre at Mountain Meadows offers the most thoroughly researched account of the massacre ever written. Drawn from documents previously not available to scholars and a careful re-reading of traditional sources, this gripping narrative offers fascinating new insight into why Mormons settlers in isolated southern Utah deceived the emigrant party with a promise of safety ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
448
Condition
New
Number of Pages
448
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780199747566
SKU
V9780199747566
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About Walker, Ronald W.; Turley, Richard E.; Leonard, Glen M.
Ronald W. Walker is an independent historian and writer of Latter-day Saint history living in Salt Lake City. Richard E. Turley, Jr. is Assistant Church Historian for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Glen M. Leonard is former Director of the LDS Museum of Church History and Art.
Reviews for Massacre at Mountain Meadows
Massacre at Mountain Meadows tells of the grim outcome without flinching and without excuse.
Richard Bushman , Journal of Ecclesiastical History
Richard Bushman , Journal of Ecclesiastical History