“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.“Much-Anticipated Book on Mountain Meadows Massacre to Hit Bookstores,” KSL Television, July 29, 2008
“The much-anticipated book on the Mountain Meadows Massacre from Latter-day Saint (LDS) historians, will soon be in book stores, after years of research and writing.” Watch here.Book Available, July 25, 2008
The book Massacre at Mountain Meadows is now available through Oxford University Press.“New Book Sheds Light on 1857 Massacre,” KCPW News, July 21, 2008
“A new book scrutinizes one of the darkest events in Mormon History.” Listen here.
“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