The slaughter of a wagon train of some 120 people in southern Utah on September 11, 1857, has long been the subject of controversy and debate. Innocent Blood gathers key primary sources describing the
Owens (emeritus history and ethnic studies, California State U.-Sacramento) compiles and contextualizes many passages and documents that cast light on the presence of Latter-day Saints in California d
In the spring of 1857, Brigham Young traveled with 150 associates to the Salmon River Indian Mission at Fort Limhi in Oregon, a trip the author believes was critical in resolving the conflict between
Mormonism's formative years in the West have never been evaluated with the clarity and objectivity David L. Bigler brings to the story of our nation's most unique territory and its proud and peculiar