Selected Letters of Juanita Brooks
Publisher: University of Utah Press
Published: 2019
Language: eng
Number of pages: 520
ISBN-13: 9781607816478
Subjects: Women historians; Mormons; Utah, biography; Utah, history
Description: "The 220 letters selected for this book offer a fresh and intimate encounter with Juanita Brooks, one of the most influential historians of Utah and the Mormons. Born and raised in the small and remote agricultural village of Bunkerville, Nevada, Brooks lived most most of her life in St. George, Utah and rose to prominence following the 1950 publication of her landmark book The Mountain Meadows Massacre. Her unwavering commitment to honest scholarship continues to inspire younger generations laboring to produce excellent objective history"--Provided by publisher.