Massacre at Mountain Meadows : An American Tragedy

By (author) Walker, Ronald W.; By (author) Turley, Richard E.; By (author) Leonard, Glen M.

On September 11, 1857, a band of Mormon militia, under a flag of truce, lured unarmed members of a party of emigrants from their fortified encampment and, with their Paiute allies, killed them. More than 120 men, women, and children perished in the slaughter. Massacre at Mountain Meadows offers the most thoroughly researched account of the massacre ever written. Drawn from documents previously not available to scholars and a careful re-reading of traditional sources, this gripping narrative offers fascinating new insight into why Mormons settlers in isolated southern Utah deceived the emigrant party with a promise of safety and then killed the adults and all but seventeen of the youngest children. The book sheds light on factors contributing to the tragic event, including the war hysteria that overcame the Mormons after President James Buchanan dispatched federal troops to Utah Territory to put down a supposed rebellion, the suspicion and conflicts that polarized the perpetrators and victims, and the reminders of attacks on Mormons in earlier settlements in Missouri and Illinois. It also analyzes the influence of Brigham Young's rhetoric and military strategy during the infamous "Utah War" and the role of local Mormon militia leaders in enticing Paiute Indians to join in the attack. 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 misunderstanding, misinformation, indecision, and personal vendettas. The Mountain Meadows Massacre stands as one of the darkest events in Mormon history. Neither a whitewash nor an expose, Massacre at Mountain Meadows provides the clearest and most accurate account of a key event in American religious history.

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[目次]

  • PREFACE
  • 1. Under Sentence of Death
  • 2. The Feeling of Mobocracy Is Rife
  • 3. Avoid All Excitement, But Be Ready
  • 4. Tyrannical in Their Rule
  • 5. A Splendid Train
  • 6. To Travel the Northern Route
  • 7. The Unusual Sight of an Immigrant Train
  • 8. Men Have Magnified a Natural Circumstance
  • 9. Make It An Indian Massacre
  • 10. A Fearful Responsibility
  • 11. To Finish His Dirty Job
  • 12. Decoyed Out and Destroyed
  • 13. Too Late to Back Water
  • 14. Conclusion
  • APPENDIX A: THE EMIGRANTS
  • APPENDIX B: THE EMIGRANTS PROPERTY
  • APPENDIX C: THE IRON MILITARY DISTRICT
  • APPENDIX D: INDIANS ALLEGEDLY TIED TO THE MASSACRE

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書名 Massacre at Mountain Meadows : An American Tragedy
著作者等 Leonard, Glen M.
Turley, Richard E.
Walker, Ronald W.
書名別名 An American Tragedy
出版元 Oxford University Press Inc
刊行年月 2008.08.00
ページ数 446p
大きさ H240 x W160
ISBN 9780195160345
言語 英語
出版国 アメリカ合衆国
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