American massacre
Subtitle: the tragedy at Mountain Meadows, September 1857
By: Sally Denton
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf; Distributed by Random House
Published: 2003
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 306
ISBN-13: 9780375412080; 9780375726361
Subjects: Mormon Church; Mountain Meadows Massacre, 1857; Mormonen; Massamoorden; Mountain Meadows Massacre, Utah, 1857; History
Description: An analysis of the September 1857 massacre of a gold-laden wagon train of settlers passing through Utah draws on historical records to argue that Brigham Young and members of the Mormon Church played key roles in the crime.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 281-292) and index.
Table of contents: title: Jacob Hamblin's ranch, September 11, 1857; title: The cairn, August 3, 1999; title: pt. 1. The gathering; title: Palmyra, 1823; title: Kirtland/Far West, 1831; title: Nauvoo, 1840; title: Winter quarters - Council Bluffs, 1846; title: Salt Lake City, August 24, 1849; title: Sevier River, October 26, 1853; title: pt. 2. The passage; title: Harrison, March 29, 1857; title: Deseret, August 3, 1857; title: The southern trail, August 8-September 4, 1857; title: Mountain meadows, September 7-11, 1857; title: pt. 3. The legacy; title: Deseret, September 12, 1857; title: Camp Scott, November 16, 1857; title: Cedar City, April 7, 1859; title: Mountain Meadows, May 25, 1861; title: Mountain Meadows, March 23, 1877; title: Mountain Meadows aftermath; title: Lonely Dell, January 22, 2002.