American Massacre: The Tragedy at Mountain Meadows, September 1857 by Sally Denton - 2003-06-17

UsedGood. DJ has some wear. Clean pages.

Knopf. Used - Acceptable. Hardcover The item is fairly worn but still readable. Signs of wear include aesthetic issues such as scratches, worn covers, damaged binding. The item may have identifying markings on it or show other signs of previous use. May have page creases, creased spine, bent cover or markings inside. Packed with care, shipped promptly.

Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group. Used - Good. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

Knopf, 2003-06-17. Hardcover. Very Good. VG in VG dj

Knopf, 2003-06-16. hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 7x1x9.

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2003. First Edition. . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good Dust Jacket. Near fine. (24)306pp. Notes. Biblio. Index. Map. Size: 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" Tall

NY: Alfred A. Knopf, 2003. Underlining on several pages, else textblock is clean and very tight. Minimally shelf worn. Unclipped dust jacket, minimally rubbed; 306p., including bibliography and index.. First Edition. Boards. Near Fine/Near Fine (in mylar). Illus. by Photographs/Maps. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardcover.

Knopf. very nice copy . Near Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 2003.

In September 1857, a wagon train passing through Utah laden with gold was attacked. Approximately 140 people were slaughtered; only 17 children under the age of eight were spared. This incident in an open field called Mountain Meadows has ever since been the focus of passionate debate: Is it possible that official Mormon dignitaries were responsible for the massacre? In her riveting book, Sally Denton makes a fiercely convincing argument that they were.The author–herself of Mormon descent–first traces the extraordinary emergence of the Mormons and the little-known nineteenth-century intrigues and tensions between their leaders and the U.S. government, fueled by the Mormons' zealotry and exclusionary practices. We see how by 1857 they were unique as a religious group in ruling an entire American territory, Utah, and commanding their own exclusive government and army.
Denton makes clear that in the immediate aftermath of the massacre, the church began placing the blame on a discredited Mormon, John… Read More

New York: Alfred A. Knopf. Hardcover With Dj, Both In Essentially New Condition, A Real Life Book That Details One Of American's Worse Massacres On Its Own Soil In Utah. Both Mormons And Various Native Indians Tribes Have Been Blamed Throughout History For This Massacre, This Is A Great Book That Details All The Parties Involved. . Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 2003.