Revisiting the massacre at mountain meadows by glen m. This episode recalls the dday massacre of members of the u. Mountain meadows massacre mountain meadows massacre. Examining theories regarding the holy grail during a visit to a french village where some believe it rests. The trial was held on november 27, 1770 in boston at the superior court of judicature. Since the fall of the berlin wall in 1989, historians have become both more accurate and more honestfractionally more brave, one might sayabout that other cleansing of the regions and peoples that were ground to atoms between the upper and nether millstones of hitlerism and stalinism. This book was published in 1877 and contains the confessions of lee while he was incarcerated awaiting his execution for ordering the attack on the emigrants at mountain meadows. The book concerns the 1857 mountain meadows massacre in southern utah, and is the latest study of the subject. 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. The book of mormon video looks at the geography of israel and of the americas, people groups, cities, plants and animals, coins, weapons, historical figures, temples, and linguistics.
A book of narrow but dramatic interest, massacre at mountain meadows contains the most complete historical record of one of the bleakest events in the history of the mormon settlement of the west. Her colleagues on the board and the societys directors valued. Brigham young and the massacre at mountain meadows has generated considerable controversy since it was first published in 2002oct. Watch investigating history season 1, episode 19 mountain massacre. Brigham young, the quorum of the twelve, and the latterday saint. The majority of the bm relates the history of the descendants of lehi in the new world. Selected trial records and aftermath, are now available from the university of oklahoma press and amazon. The investigation as viewed by a prominent utah historian 4. May 11, 2017two new volumes contribute to understanding the mountain meadows massacre the volumes, titled mountain meadows massacre. Yet events surrounding the upcoming sesquicentennial appear primed to bring more attention to the massacre than it has had since the death of brigham young. Collected legal papers, initial investigations and indictments, and mountain meadows massacre.
Leonard for twentyeight years, juanita brooks served on the board of state history, an advisory group to the utah state historical society. Dame, and a request made for an investigation journal history of the church. Mountain massacre the history channel jesus christ joseph smith. Massacre at mountain meadows is a book by latterday saint historian richard e. Gibbs, who also attributed responsibility for the massacre to young and smith. But the most gripping chapters have been written since 1999, when a backhoe operator unearthed a mass grave filled with the remains of the fancher victims. Bill kurtis above right and greg gricus of bill kurtis productions film a scene for the mountain meadows massacre segment of investigating history, a history channel show that explores historys mysteries by using modernday forensic and scientific techniques. Program presents abraham lincoln, the most photographed politician of his day, as a highly image conscious politician. Mountain meadows massacre chronicles the prolonged legal battle to gain justice for the victims. The story as well as the acting were both overall awkward and less than compelling.
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. Using the latest techniques of forensic science, investigators reexplore some of the legendary figures and events of history in order to determine how much of what has come down t. Michael baigent, coauthor of holy blood, holy grail. In this somber account of an unthinkable tragedy, mountain massacre examines the details of what happened to the unsuspecting settlers making their way from arkansas to california, and why the mystery around who was responsible for their deaths remains unsolved. This first installment was almost as painful as reading through the book of mormon itself. Investigating history draws on period accounts and interviews with historians to tell the chilling tale. Click here to go to the official site as a movie, the work and the glory ii. In 1910, the massacre was the subject of a short book by josiah f. Dvd talk outofprint titles recently discovered 2nd thread here are titles that i have recently found to be outofprint or discontinued announced oop outofprint for the week of 07. American massacre is a standalone book that tells the tale of a tragedy back in the mid1800s. Denton is a talented writer, but mormon historians found her book an easy target.
Bill kurtis investigating history produced an episode for the history channel in 2004. After finishing jon krakauers amazing under the banner of heaven, i turned to dentons book for a fuller account of the mountain meadows massacre. Sally denton is an investigative reporter, author, and historian who writes about the subjects others ignorefrom a drug conspiracy in kentucky to organized crime in las vegas. On september 11, 1857, horror sweeps over a wagon train in the southern mountains of utah. According to church teaching and the bm, to escape persecution in israel, lehi and his family set sail, winding up in what is now called central america around 600 b. She acted in a nonspeaking role as a member of the illfated wagon train in investigating history. Leonard was also the director of the museum of church history and art in salt lake city, utah. Old west magazine mountain meadows massacre, fall 1989. Brooks is concerned she did an incredible job of researching and writing this history.
Textbook accounts of the mountain meadows massacre assert that mormons. Articles featuring the mountain meadows massacre from history net. Juanita pulsipher brooks january 15, 1898 august 26, 1989 was an american historian and author, specializing in the american west and mormon history, including books related to the mountain meadows massacre, to which her grandfather dudley leavitt. Try searching on jstor for other items related to this book. Juanita brooks, a mormon historian trained in historical methods, was discouraged from studying the incident, and she suffered some ostracism from fellow. The mountain meadows massacre by juanita brooks goodreads. This pin takes you to a book titled mountain meadows massacre with the life and confession of john d. Authorwill bagley implicates young directly in the massacre. This episode examines the 1881 gunfight at the ok corral in tombstone, arizona. Before the tragedies of oklahoma city in 1995, and september 11, 2001, the mountain meadows massacre was the largest civilian massacre in our countrys history. Changing narratives of the mountain meadows massacre in utahs. The mountain meadows massacre september 11, 1857 eerily sharing the same september 11 date, the 1857 meadows massacre was the largest religious massacre in americas history until september 11, 2001. Investigating history mountain massacre tv episode 2005 on imdb. Few people know the extent of the mormon colonization of what is today the western united states, mexico, and even canada.
Anyone who reads it will be shaken up by the history of the mormon church and what it has sanitized. This episode investigates the deaths of soldiers in napoleons grand army during their retreat from russia. It was ordered by the churchs prophet and president, brigham young. Remembrances of the mountain meadows massacre wikipedia. Brigham young, the quorom of the twelve, and the latterday saint investigation of the mountain meadows massacre. The first detailed and comprehensive work using modern historical methods was the mountain meadows massacre in 1950 by juanita brooks, a mormon scholar who lived near the area in southern utah. In this 12th volume of the arrington lecture series, thomas alexander lemuel redd professor of western american history, emeritus, at brigham young university, asserts that brigham young and the lds churchs governing quorum of twelve made timely and diligent efforts to investigate the massacre and encouraged legal proceedings but were. The 26th annual lecture revisiting the massacre at.
Investigating history mountain massacre from the history channel. She was interviewed oncamera in 2014 for the cspan book tv cities tour in cheyenne, wyoming, discussing her book, capital characters of. Project muse brigham young, the quorum of the twelve. The atrocity was so bewildering that it demands the careful investigation and.
If you are interested in history i recommend this book for learning of such. There have been several remembrances of the mountain meadows massacre including. Brooks found no evidence of direct involvement by brigham young, but charged him with obstructing the investigation and provoking the attack through his. The british soldiers william wemms, james hartegan, william mcauley, hugh white, matthew killroy, william warren, john carrol, and hugh montgomery were charged with the murders of crispus attucks, samuel gray, samuel maverick, james caldwell, and patrick carr, on march 5, 1770. During the first decades of their history they were harassed, killed, faced an extermination order against the mormons issued by the governor of the state of missouri an order that was followed by a massacre of latterday saints at hauns mill, their homes burned, their women violated, property stolen, driven from place, to place, to place, to place. If the book of mormon truly is the most correct book on earth, then outside sources would surely confirm its truth as a historical document.
In 1857, the fancherbaker wagon train was making its way across. American zion hereafter american zion is an excellent production superbly directed by sterling van wagenen. He concludes that brigham young knew that the attack was imminent and, according to legend, sent the message. Stenhouses work on the massacre was drawn from newspaper reports, klingensmiths affidavit, and some personal journalistic investigation.