As far as the author Juanita Brooks is concerned she did an incredible job of researching and writing this history. The footnotes were sometimes the size of the page. How she managed to acquire all the information, diary quotes etc. I grew up in St. George and I had always heard about the massacre but had not spent the time to read about it. Massacre at Mountain Meadows is a book by Latter-day Saint historian Richard E. Turley, Jr. and two Brigham Young University professors of history, Ronald W. Walker and Glen M. Leonard.Leonard was also the director of the Museum of Church History and Art in Salt Lake City, Utah.The book concerns the 1857 Mountain Meadows massacre in southern Utah, and is the … If the ends of protecting the church from embarrassment or harm are covering murder or sexual abuse from leaders, it is wicked. Interesting read, although a bit dry and full of huge footnotes that I felt distracted from the flow of the chapters (or maybe I'm just not cut out to read historical non-fiction). "We can only wonder as to Dudley's relation to the Massacre," Brooks wrote of him. Mountain Meadows Massacre Mountain Meadows Massacre by . Produced in cooperation with the Church of Jesus Christ of … There are no discussion topics on this book yet. The Mountain Meadows Massacre Juanita Brooks In the Fall of 1857, some 120 California-bound emigrants were killed in lonely Mountain Meadows in … Furthermore, she asserts that John D. Lee, the only man executed for the offense, served as an effective scapegoat for the other Mormons involved. This is the 3rd book I've read about the Mountain Meadows Massacre, and the first one by a non-Mormon. Just when you thought the Mormons were a clean-cut religious culture, think again and read this book! American Massacre: The Tragedy at Mountain Meadows, September 1857 - Ebook written by Sally Denton. Massacre at Mountain Meadows. Download The Mountain Meadows Massacre full book in PDF, EPUB, and Mobi Format, get it for read on your Kindle device, PC, phones or tablets. I knew very little about the incident previous to reading this book and now I feel much more aware of the conditions within the Mormon Church as well as in the state of Utah, etc., leading up to the massacre. Juanita Brooks is my kind of historian. etc. Bagley, Will, Blood of the Prophets: Brigham Young and the Massacre at Mountain Meadows (Univ. Few people know the extent of the Mormon colonization of what is today the western United States, Mexico, and even Canada. I think it’s sad, tragic actually that this massacre happened in the first place and second that due to the powers that be, much of the history was hushed, purposely mischaracterized and to many never heard of. Jun 25, 2009 “Using new archival research, Walker, Turley, and Leonard strive to accurately represent the historical context surrounding the [Mountain Meadows Massacre]. Mountain Meadows Massacre, (September 1857), in U.S. history, slaughter of a band of Arkansas emigrants passing through Utah on their way to California.Angered by the U.S. government’s decision to send troops into the Utah territory, Mormons there were further incensed in 1857 when a band of emigrants set up camp 40 miles (64 km) from Cedar City. The volumes, titled Mountain Meadows Massacre: Collected Legal Papers, Initial Investigations and Indictments, and Mountain Meadows Massacre: Selected Trial Records and Aftermath, are now available from the University of Oklahoma Press and Amazon. I knew almost nothing of this whole thing and was curious. Mountain Meadows Massacre by Richard E. Turley, 9780806155739, available at Book Depository with free delivery worldwide. I knew very little about the incident previous to reading this book and now I feel much more aware of the conditions within the Mormon Church as well as in the state of Utah, etc., leading up to the massacre. Initial reports of the incident date back at least to October of 1857 in the Los Angeles Star. Calmly and dispassionately, Brooks laid out the facts available: the paranoia that gripped 1850s Utah Territory, when the U.S. Army was dispatched to the area to put down the so-called Mormon Rebellion; the decision to kill nearly an entire company of emigrants passing through Utah; and the long trail of denials and deceptions that followed, including the obstacles that Brooks herself encountered when trying to get information from Church archives. All of a sudden I realized that there were white men with them, killing also and I recognized that these whites were Mormons. Juanita Brooks was a wonderfully brave woman to have composed this book at a time when the massacre was commonly thought of as either having never happened, or simply "an Indian Massacre." The Aftermath of Mountain Meadows The massacre almost brought the United States to war against the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, but only one man was brought to trial: John D Welcome back. Although its research and scholarly perspectives now seem dated, the book helped create a new climate of openness in Mormon studies."[10]. She wrote with the intention "neither to smear nor to clear" the participants, who (likely) included her own grandfather. Her account of the massacre was eventually accepted by the Mormon leadership. The result is a bit dated and dry, but her findings make things pretty clear: a religious community flipped out and orchestrated the murder of over a hundred people, then freaked out and executed one guy who participated because he was following orders. The end product, Massacre at Mountain Meadows: An American Tragedy, is to date the most thorough account of the massacre and the events leading up to it. - Walker, Turley, Leonard; Massacre at Mountain Meadows This is the second book about Moutain Meadows Massacre I've read. is beyond me. Juanita received a lot of flak for daring to write a book that laid at least partial blame at the feet of pioneer church leaders and members. After reading Jon Krakauer's "Under the Banner of Heaven" it rekindled my interest on this subject. It was about a controversial topic. 1. I think Juanita Brooks did a great job describing the local atmosphere and attitudes previous to, during, and after the massacre, and she cited available sources whenever possible. Captain John (Jack)Twitty Baker lead a wagon train of Arkansas immigrants to California in … In 1867 C.V. Waite published "An Authentic History Of Brigham Young" which described the … The first report, soon aft. While Brigham Young is acquitted of any direct involvement in the affair, Brooks does note that his incendiary rhetoric contributed to the climate of paranoia and thus indirectly enabled the event. The Mountain Meadows Massacre … A notable report on the incident was made in 1859 by Carleton, who had been tasked by the U.S. Army to investigate the incident and bury the still exposed corpses at Mountain Meadows. in the course of reading the book we actually visited the Mountain Meadows location while down visiting friends who live in Cedar City. The rest is all Mormon genealogy. Janiece L. Johnson is Visiting Professor of Religion at Brigham Young University, Idaho. This book was the first to seriously attempt an honest investigation of the massacre, unflinchingly seeking the truth. [6] Brooks writes, "While Brigham Young and other church authorities did not specifically order the massacre, they did preach sermons and set up social conditions that made it possible. Mountain Meadows Massacre Overview “On September 11, 1857, some 50 to 60 local militiamen in southern Utah, aided by some American indian[s], massacred about 120 emigrants who were traveling by wagon to California. in the course of reading the book we actually visited the Mountain Meadows location while down visit. The Mormons militia killed the men while cooperating Paiute Indians killed the women and children except for 17 small children believed to be too young to remember the details. This is an essential read for Mormon historiography; it is seminal for its contribution to an emerging climate of openness in Mormon Studies that occurred (though with some give-and-take along the way) during the second half of the twentieth century. The author informs the readers she is and always has been LDS (Latter-Day Saint), which means the church allowed her to publish this and accept her in doing so. In the book, Brooks demonstrated convincingly that the Mormon militia was responsible for the massacre, and that John D. Lee, the only militiaman executed, was effectively a scapegoat. People in southern Utah had been killed for asking too many questions about the massacre, and previous historians had been threatened with excommunication from the Mormon Church if they published anything than contradicted the Church's official stance on the massacre. Many books and articles on the massacre have been written since, but this laid the groundwork. As a Mormon, the author was given access to many documents which non-Mormons might never have a chance to see, and as a historian she analyzed the many conflicting sources and claims to present an extraordinarily honest work, at the risk of angering both the Mormon leadership and many others who felt the church would be best served by silence. The Mormons had been chased out of many eastern areas due to their unique religious views, finally reaching Utah Territory with hopes of being left alone. The first period of intense nationwide publicity about the massacre began around 1872, after investigators obtained Klingensmith's confession. The most complete study of the 1857 massacre of a non-Mormon wagon train passing through Utah territory. 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 men on the ground after the bloody deed took an oath that they would never mention the event again, either in public or in private. What amazes me most about the evolution of the story of the Mountain Meadows Massacre is that 150 years it was about blood atonement, hatred of gentiles and robbery. May 11, 2017–Two new volumes contribute to understanding the Mountain Meadows Massacre. The men on the ground after the bloody deed took an oath that they would never … As far as the author Juanita Brooks is concerned she did an incredible job of researching and writing this history. Mormons had suffered in Missouri, Illinois, and other places and now the roles were switched and the Gentiles caught it. I found the book to be as objective as it could be, considering the volatile subject and her Church membership and family background. I borrowed this book from my mother. Josiah Gibbs, author of the 1909 book Lights and Shadows of Mormonism, recalled that “a prominent Salt Lake editor” said, “The Mountain Meadows massacre is an incident that should be forgotten,” for the sake of peace in Utah. A little dry in places, but a remarkable work of research. For a more complete, documented account of the event, readers are referred to the forthcoming book Massacre at Mountain Meadows. Juanita treats this subject with care, yet works to provide the truth. 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. I must admit that I don't believe in the Mormon Church, so I went into the book with a pre-conceived notion that the Mormons who performed this act were evil. The leaders of the Mormon church also counseled silence. Juanita Brooks never had any action against her because studying the history and documenting it as truthfully and honestly as she could didn’t warrant discipline. The new book, Massacre at Mountain Meadows, published by Oxford University Press, is not a Church production but was co-authored by Mormon historians Ronald W. Walker, Richard E. Turley Jr. … How she managed to acquire all the information, diary quotes etc. My only comment would be that murder is never justified, especially women and children. I dated a Jack Mormon (one who has left the church) for awhile and the only time it came up was when he met me and when he said he had done a mission just out of high school. I must admit that I don't believe in the Mormon Church, so I went into the book with a pre-conceived notion that the Mormons who performed this act were evil. What I remember is dreaming that I was a pioneer in a wagon train when Indians attacked and started killing us. It outlines a sad commentary of the psychy of humanity. The leaders of the Mormon church also counseled silence. Poisoning The Well & Murder – In his official report about the Mountain Meadows Massacre, member of the First Presidency George A. Smith claimed that the wagon party poisoned a spring and killed ten local American Indians as well as local Latter-day Saint settlers. She convincingly demonstrated that the Mormon militia (not the Paiute Indians) was responsible for the massacre. The footnotes were sometimes the size of the page. . I knew almost nothing of this whole thing and was curious. According to Jon Krakauer, Brooks's book, An exhaustively researched and well-written work on a troubling, violent, and yet relatively unheard of portion of American history. Reliable information about the coronavirus (COVID-19) is available from the World Health Organization (current situation, international travel).Numerous and frequently-updated resource results are available from this WorldCat.org search.OCLC’s WebJunction has pulled together information and resources to assist library staff as they consider how to handle … The wagon train, comprised of families from Arkansas, was bound for California at a time that is known as the Utah War. Sad event demonstrating the devastating paranoid emotions and prejudicial effects of war even though it never came to be all out war. On my birthday one year he took me out and let me get stinking drunk, so drunk that I passed out and woke up in his bed the next morning with him and his roommate both watching me strangely. 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. Juanita Brooks having grown up a Mormon in Southern Utah shortly after this time as a child and knowing of the whisperings of the this terrible event. May 15th 1991 An American Legend and a Monumental Crime, on attack on wagon train by Pah-Ute Indians and Mormons The book is meticulously documented, with 127 pages of endnotes. "High-ranking LDS church officials especially resented her descriptions of actions that made them appear to be authoritarian bureaucrats obsessed with suppressing the truth. I think Juanita Brooks did a great job describing the local atmosphere and attitudes previous to, during, and after the massacre, and she cited available sources whenever possible. LibraryThing Review User Review - Devil_llama - LibraryThing. The Fact the L.D.S. Not at all impressed with the mentality of this book. Juanita Brook's book was objective on both sides, pointing out the atmosphere among the LDS people at the time of the Mountain Meadows Massacre while also showing the inconsistencies in some of the LDS explanations. Mormons have been trying to cover this up for years! Many of those Gentiles, some of whom had participated in atrocities like burning Mormon homes and kicking them off their hard-earned farms and out of their homes in the winter, rather than going aroun. The Eastern press soon picked up the story of what would be called the Mountain Meadows Massacre -- … The men on the ground after the bloody deed took an oath that they would never mention the event again, either in public or in private. There were a lot of things that happened that led to this horrible end. By all counts, Juanita rose above the cynicism in producing such a great work. By: Ronald W. Walker, Richard E. Turley, Glen M. Leonard. To see what your friends thought of this book. A new book, Massacre at Mountain Meadows, tries to explain what happened that day and why. The first report, soon after the massacre, described it as an Indian onslaught at which a few white men were present, only one of whom, John D. Lee, was actually named. Packs of wolves feasted on the remains. Finally finished this book and it took me a moment to realize I picked it up to finish it on the day this event took place, September 11th. Largest collection of records and information on the Mountain Meadows Massacre on the internet. At the same time “Massacre at Mountain Meadows” must rank as one of the half dozen boldest and most important books ever written on the Mormons. The ministry is a non-profit very important Christian mission that obtains its funds from book … On my birthday one year he took me out and let me get stinking drunk, so drunk that I passed out and woke up in his bed the next morning with him and his roommate both watching me strangely. This intimidation set zealous Mormons on a path terror. I read this as research for a paper I wrote on Rene Girard's theory of ritual violence. This massive slaughter claimed nearly everyone in the party from Arkansas and is the event referred to as the Mountain Meadows Massacre. This book is less the story of the Mountain Meadows Massacre--ending as it does, with the execution of John D Lee two decades later, it is more *his* story. Apparently I had gone crazy and got up, screaming and ran to the closet where I continued screaming "don't hurt my daughter! Although I’ve studied much of this history I felt compelled to read the book that was the first and probably the most scholarly work on the subject. What makes it even more remarkable is that it was written by a loyal and faithful Mormom woman who stubbornly followed the facts of the story, regardless of the consequences. (Mormon) church disfellowshiped her(church disciplinary action)over the publication of this book, tells me she wasn't under the influence of the leadership of the church in her effort to tell this story as factually as she knew how. Demonstrated by the to many examples of terrible atrocities associated with man making war on its fellowmen. She wrote with the intention "neither to smear nor to clear" the participants, who (likely) included her own grandfather. Juanita Brooks' book, 'The Mountain Meadows Massacre' is an early historical attempt to explain why this horrible event happened. Rev of William Wise book Massacre at Mountain Meadows. #115 Messenger, Hofmann and the Mountain Meadows Massacre; 1869 Murder in a Mormon Ward House? In addition to the printed volumes, the full John … This monograph chronicles the infamous butchery of a pioneer wagon train by fanatical Mormons in pre-statehood Utah. As Ronald W. Walker, Richard E. Turley Jr., and Glen M. Leonard were researching their book “Massacre at Mountain Meadows: An American Tragedy” (Oxford University Press, 2008), they discovered several oral interviews, written statements, and letters from some of those participants. Juanita Brooks, an active member of the Mormon religion, delved deeply into the Mormon historical archives to write about the Mountain Meadow Massacre of Sept. 1857. I learned a lot. Brigham Young, as portrayed in Sally Denton's American Massacre, … The Mountain Meadows Massacre By Richard E. Turley Jr. It was after the Mormon reformation that the Government leaders began to fill intimidated and the President sent the Army in to once again eliminate Mormons. Review of Massacre at Mountain Meadows, in Western American Literature, Spring 2009. The first was the seminal work by Juanita Brooks The Mountain Meadows Massacre in 2016. She showed how the tension and fear in Sout. If there is one clear point in the book it is that in times of prejudice and war, even good people will do horrific things. Mountain Meadows Massacre [Google Video] Nauvoo. That Sept. in 1857, they attacked the Baker-Rancher wagon train killing all but 17. The Mountain Meadows Massacre stands as one of the darkest events in Mormon history. In the Fall of 1857, some 120 California-bound emigrants were killed in lonely Mountain Meadows in southern Utah; only eighteen young children were spared. etc. The most important work on the Mountain Meadows Massacre since Juanita Brooks' work in 1950. The Baker-Fancher train was worth 100K in 1857. I've been avoiding this subject for years, and I've decided that I need a book on it. Ultimately, Brooks depicts the Massacre as an overreaction by the Mormon militiamen. A sad and tragic story. I also appreciated all the primary documents, so I could further study letters, journals. The men on the ground after the bloody deed took an oath that they would never mention the event again, either in public or in private. is beyond me. She never had action taken against her by Church authorities, even though not everyone agreed with or cared for her conclusions. She never had action taken against her by Church authorities, even though not everyone agreed with or cared for her conclusions. "What raised the wrath of loyal Mormons was the massive evidence she presented that Young's cover-up of the crime made him an accessory after the fact, and that he stage-managed the sacrifice of John D. Lee", writes historian Will Bagley in his Blood of the Prophets: Brigham Young and the Massacre at Mountain Meadows. Luckily, Brooks wasn't murdered or excommunicated, but felt keenly the social isolation from her church after publishing the book. Once begun, its perpetrators find it hard to draw back, if only to hide what has already taken place." Blood of the Prophets: Brigham Young and the Massacre at Mountain Meadows. ": The Mountain Meadows Massacre in Public Discourse is a digital history project that examines public discourse surrounding the mass murder of 120 Arkansas emigrants by Mormon settlers in southwest Utah in September 1857, and how the creators of these texts represented the event and its aftermath. News of possible U.S. Army interference reached the Mormons and they began to organize their own army for protection. The Mountain Meadows Massacre summary: A series of attacks was staged on the Baker-Fancher wagon train around Mountain Meadows in Utah. Price: $9.95. Juanita Brooks, a Mormon historian trained in historical methods,[2] was discouraged from studying the incident,[3] and she suffered some ostracism from fellow Mormons after its publication. Historians speculate that the Missouri Wildcats poisoned the spring by accident. I appreciate the work she put into writing this book. On the role of her own grandfather Dudley Leavitt, Brooks seemed ambivalent. by University of Oklahoma Press. I also appreciated all the primary documents, so I could further study letters, journals, and speeches for myself. This background and the ability to interview many of the participants and get them to actually talk about what happened, plus her reputation as a historian noted for a devotion to research and finding the truth no matter where it took her, gives Juanita Brooks a unique position to tell this story. This is a well researched book about the attack in Utah on a wagon train traveling from Arkansas to California in 1857. The massacre was not investigated till after the end of the Civil War and resulted in 9 indictments but only one made it to a court of law, eventually resulting in the execution by firing squad of John D. Lee, believed to be the one chosen to take the blame for all the militia and the governing body of the Mormons including Brigham Young. Mountain Meadows Massacre by Juanita Brooks available in Hardcover on Powells.com, also read synopsis and reviews. The book's publication in 1950 broke new ground and was the first comprehensive account of th. It's really a shame, because the actual story of the massacre is absolutely fascinating. "[7] In Brooks' unflinching narrative, she painted the Massacre as an overreaction by the Mormon militia forces, one that was a tragedy for all sides, resulting in the death of settlers and the tarnishing of the name of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. The men on the ground after the bloody deed took an oath that they would never mention the event again, either in public or in private. She showed how the tension and fear in Southern Utah was fueled by the sermons of George A. Smith, how the Saints were striving to have peaceful relations with the Indians while securing their support and manpower for the upcoming Utah war, and how most of Brigham Young's attention was riveted on the approaching U.S Army sent to suppress the Mormons. . Read this book using Google Play Books app on your PC, android, iOS devices. This is an essential read for Mormon historiography; it is seminal for its contribution to an emerging climate of openness in Mormon Studies that occurred (though with some give-and-take along the way) during the second half of the twentieth century. Let us know what’s wrong with this preview of, Published Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read American Massacre: The Tragedy at Mountain Meadows, September 1857. The Mountain Meadows Massacre: Author: Juanita Brooks: Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press: List Price: $19.95: Our Price: $18.00: Date: 1991: Pages: 318: Additional Info: Foreword by Jan Shipps: Description. This was my first in-depth study of the Mountain Meadows massacre. Juanita Brooks' book, 'The Mountain Meadows Massacre' is an early historical attempt to explain why this horrible event happened. Mountain Meadow Massacre 9 11 1857 As well as the simmering animosity they had, because of their experience in Missouri at the hands of some of the immigrants on the trail through Utah, at this tense time in the relationship between the U.S. and the Mormons. Much to the consternation of some, Brooks called Young "an accessory after the fact," a charge that rankled church leaders. Question: What is the best book on the Mountain Meadows Massacre? The Mormon War was just starting and Buchanan had sent an army to quash the Mormon Rebellion. The book's publication in 1950 broke new ground and was the first comprehensive account of the incident. “The book has been heralded as the most thorough treatment to date of the 1857... “Best Sellers: Top Religion Titles,” Christian Century, May 5, 2009 Managing Director, Family and Church History Department This month marks the 150th anniversary of a terrible episode in the history of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. The truth is, it’s just history and although people sometimes don’t like the truth, doesn’t mean it didn’t occur as told, or at least as well as we can study. Brooks did a great job of placing the reader in the moment which allows the reader to decide for themselves where to place blame for the events. A little dry in places, but a remarkable work of research. The Mountain Meadows Massacre stands as one of the darkest events in Mormon history. “A long-awaited book on the infamous Mountain Meadows Massacre has received the Best Book Award from the Mormon History Association at its 44th annual conference” in Springfield, Illinois. As well as the simmering animosity they had, because of their experience in Missouri at the hands of some of the immigrants on the trail through Utah, at this tense time in the relationship between the U.S. and the Mormons. I borrowed this book from my mother. Click Download for free ebooks. Records, history, monuments, information and links on the September 11, 1857 Massacre at Mountain Meadows of more than 120 Arkansas emigrants while traveling through Utah on their way to California. She was the first to undertake a scholarly, historical exploration of the horrific 1857 massacre which wiped out some 120 men, women, and children. For those of you who don’t know, the Massacre at Mountain Meadows is an event in Mormon history in the later 1850’s. I thought the author did a wonderful job of laying out the underlying currents of a pending war with the United States, and the paranoia and suspicions of the Mormons of the outside world. Many of those Gentiles, some of whom had participated in atrocities like burning Mormon homes and kicking them off their hard-earned farms and out of their homes in the winter, rather than going around Utah went through the heart of it and not with a lot of reticence but caustic bravado and disrespect. Consequently, it is a truly painful read. One of the saddest lines in summation in the book and one that I have seen repeated is this, “It seems that, once having taken a stand and put forth a story, the leaders of the Mormon church have felt that they should maintain it, regardless of all the evidence to the contrary.” I applaud Brooks for her courage and her willingness honor those who died by telling their story. Juanita received a lot of flak for daring to write a book that laid at least partial blame at the feet of pioneer church leaders and members. And these potential consequences were not small for her. I continued through the book and I began to realize that I could understand the way that they felt after the murdering of innocent Mormon men and boys at Hauns Mill, the burning of homes and expulsions from Nauvoo, IL and finally the killing of their leader Joseph Smith. I’m a little biased, because the author is my wife’s great-grandma. 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