“‘Massacre’ a Hit in Utah,” Publisher’s Weekly, August 22, 2008
“Utah denizens seem to have been waiting for Massacre at Mountain Meadows; sales of the just-published history of the event from Oxford University Press have taken off in the state.” Read more.“Massacre at Mountain Meadows,” Part II, Utah NOW, KUED, August 22, 2008
“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...Book Review, City Weekly, August 21, 2008
“An emotional, gripping narrative of events . . . a warts-and-all history uncommonly produced by the faithful . . . The authors convincingly argue that the massacre was a perfect storm for mass killing . . .” Read more.Review of Massacre at Mountain Meadows, Library Journal, August 20, 2008
“Highly recommended for all research collections of LDS and American history in public and college libraries.” 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