“Massacre at Mountain Meadows,” Radio West, KUER, August 4, 2008
“Since the 1857 slaughter of more than 120 men, women and children at Mountain Meadows, Utah, questions about why a group of Mormons settlers killed an unarmed emigrant party and how much influence Brigham Young had in the attack have swirled around the incident. On...LDS Today, August 1, 2008
“Even though none of my ancestors participated in the slaughter, I felt a deep sense of shame that my people could have ever participated in the events. That sense of sorrow has led me to want to apologize to the emigrants’ descendants for the carnage and plundering...“LDS Historians: Brigham Young Fueled Hysteria, But Didn’t Order Massacre,” Salt Lake Tribune, August 1, 2008
“Massacre is a gripping narrative aimed at the general reader that fills in many missing details of the notorious crime, laying out an almost hour-by-hour account of frenzied discussions among the participants during the week leading up to the attacks. Complex and...Booklist Online, July 30, 2008
“Coauthors Walker, Turley, and Leonard provide the fullest account yet of the darkest chapter in Mormon history . . . An essential acquisition for any western history collection.” 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