false <![CDATA[Massacre at Mountain Meadows]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255796884m/1352262.jpg 1352262 1 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 and then killed the adults and all but seventeen of the youngest children. The book sheds light on factors contributing to the tragic event, including the war hysteria that overcame the Mormons after President James Buchanan dispatched federal troops to Utah Territory to put down a supposed rebellion, the suspicion and conflicts that polarized the perpetrators and victims, and the reminders of attacks on Mormons in earlier settlements in Missouri and Illinois. It also analyzes the influence of Brigham Young's rhetoric and military strategy during the infamous "Utah War" and the role of local Mormon militia leaders in enticing Paiute Indians to join in the attack. Throughout the book, the authors paint finely drawn portraits of the key players in the drama, their backgrounds, personalities, and roles in the unfolding story of misunderstanding, misinformation, indecision, and personal vendettas. The Mountain Meadows Massacre stands as one of the darkest events in Mormon history. Neither a whitewash nor an expose, Massacre at Mountain Meadows provides the clearest and most accurate account of a key event in American religious history. 1341946 12 8 2008 Massacre at Mountain Meadows total:208|5:59|4:94|3:51|2:3|1:1| 208 831 445 127 3 1 false false Sun Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Tue Feb 10 17:27:36 -0800 2009 Fri Mar 20 12:08:41 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 1 false false Wed Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Mon Jan 26 09:23:41 -0800 2009 Mon Jan 26 09:31:49 -0800 2009 more...]]> 3 1 false false Mon Nov 03 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sun Nov 02 21:53:51 -0800 2008 Sun Nov 02 21:53:51 -0800 2008 more...]]> 5 1 false false Tue Dec 02 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Mon Dec 15 20:13:14 -0800 2008 Mon Dec 15 20:17:00 -0800 2008 more...]]> 3 0 false false Tue Mar 24 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Mar 24 11:11:00 -0700 2009 Tue Mar 24 11:11:33 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sat Mar 14 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Mar 14 08:06:51 -0700 2009 Sat Mar 14 09:28:07 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Tue Aug 11 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Aug 11 15:49:09 -0700 2009 Tue Aug 11 16:23:36 -0700 2009 more...]]> 2 0 false false Sun May 03 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun May 03 21:17:43 -0700 2009 Sun May 03 21:19:52 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 2 false false Sun Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Tue Apr 07 05:56:41 -0700 2009 Tue Apr 07 06:43:14 -0700 2009 Massacre at Mountain Meadows contains the most complete historical record of one of the bleakest events in the history of the Mormon settlement of the West. Few people know the extent of the Mormon colonization of what is today the western United States, Mexic...more...]]> 3 1 false false Fri Mar 20 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Mar 17 18:34:08 -0700 2009 Fri Mar 20 08:23:44 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 1 false false Sat Jan 31 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Mon Jan 26 16:18:24 -0800 2009 Sat Jan 31 19:16:43 -0800 2009 The book is well written, and it gives an in depth look into the Massacre, early Mormon settlements and the American West.
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Don't expect to enjoy this book. The horrible truth is just too much to take in. The writers must have felt the same way, because as soon as their oh so thorough description of the killing field is over, they close the book as quickly as possible, skipping 20 years to ...more...]]> 0 1 false false Fri Sep 12 11:32:47 -0700 2008 Fri Sep 12 11:35:05 -0700 2008 3 1 false false Sat May 30 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat May 23 17:51:33 -0700 2009 Sat May 30 19:54:36 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Thu Feb 05 11:46:19 -0800 2009 Sun Mar 01 21:55:57 -0800 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sat Dec 27 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Thu Oct 08 17:11:53 -0700 2009 Thu Oct 08 17:33:29 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Wed Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Jul 30 15:35:45 -0700 2009 Thu Jul 30 15:38:56 -0700 2009 more...]]> http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=1352262