“After more than six years of research, three Mormon historians have now published their long-awaited book on the Mountain Meadows Massacre. It’s just the latest telling of the story and among the critical questions is the role high-ranking Mormon leaders played in the slaughter at the time and the level of responsibility and candor they’ve taken since.” Read more.
“A vivid, gripping narrative of one of the most notorious mass murders in all American history, and a model for how historians should do their work. This account of a long-controversial horror is scrupulously researched, enriched with contemporary illustrations, and informed by the lessons of more recent atrocities.”
— Daniel Walker Howe , Pulitzer Prize-winning author of What Hath God Wrought: The Transformation of America, 1815–1848