MOUNTAIN MEADOWS WITNESS:
The Life and Times of
Bishop Philip Klinginsmith
Backus, Anna Jean
Arthur H. Clark, March 1996.
ISBN: 0870622293
Difficult to find, and expensive if you do find it.
BLOOD OF THE PROPHETS:
Brigham Young and the Massacre at Mountain Meadows
Bagley, Will
University of Oklahoma Press, July 2002
ISBN 0806134267
This is the authoritative work on the Mountain Meadows Massacre!
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THE FANCHER TRAIN
Bean, Amelia
Out of Print.
Fiction. The hardcover edition, published in 1958 by Doubleday & Co., is
almost impossible to find. The paperback edition was published in 1982, by Ace
Books, New York, NY, ASIN 0441227678, and is also difficult to
find. The Chicago Sun Times called it "An excellent fictional account
of the appalling Mountain Meadows Massacre." Instead of Captain Alexander
Fancher, this story's fictional character is Captain Charley Fancher, and the date of the
Massacre was changed from 1857 to 1862. Although the bodice-ripper cover of the
paperback gives us a good clue that this book was written in the romantic genre, a few
parts are historically accurate, and reflect what was known, or what was believed, about
the Massacre at the time the book was written.
THE MOUNTAIN MEADOWS MASSACRE
Brooks, Juanita
University of Oklahoma Press. January 2003
(First paperback printing, 1991, several other hardcover editions,
originally published 1950)
ISBN:0806123184
The first definitive study of the Mountain Meadow Massacre.
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PIONEER TALES OF EUREKA SPRINGS AND CARROLL COUNTY
Call, Cora Pinkley
Eureka Springs, Arkansas, circa 1930
Includes a chapter on the Mountain Meadows Massacre
Out Of Print
ASIN: B0006AL00S
Cora Pinkley Call's papers are available in Special Collections at the
University of Arkansas Library
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THE MOUNTAIN MEADOWS MASSACRE: A Special Report
Carelton, James Henry
Arthur H. Clark Co., 39 Pages.
ASIN: 0870622498
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THE MOUNTAIN MEADOWS MASSACRE: UTAH: 1857
Carelton, James Henry
Press of the Charter House of Parma (1971), 17 pages.
ASIN: B000713I0G
Out of Print. Very Difficult to find.
AMERICAN MASSACRE
The Tragedy at Mountain Meadows, September 1857.
Denton, Sally
Knopf Publishing Group, New York, June 2003
ISBN 0375412085
A must-read!
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York Times Book Review, September 7, 2003
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THE MORMON MOUNTAIN MEADOWS MASSACRE:
From the Diary of John I. Ginn
Farley, Steven E.
1stBooks Library; May 2003
ISBN: 1410743632
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TRIBUNE REPORTS OF THE TRIALS OF JOHN D. LEE FOR THE MASSACRE AT MOUNTAIN MEADOWS
Fielding, Dorothy S.
Kent Books, March 2000 (Paperback)
ISBN: 0970001207
Very difficult to find new, also hard to find used.
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RED WATER: A Novel
Freeman, Judith
Pantheon Books; (January 22, 2002)
ISBN: 0375420924
Fiction. Story of the Mountain Meadows Massacre and
John D. Lee told from the point of view of 3 of his 19 wives.
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MOUNTAIN MEADOWS MASSACRE
Gibbs, Joshua F., 1910
Out of Print, Text Available On-Line
THE FERRY WOMAN: A Novel of the Mountain Meadows Massacre
Grimmet, Gerald
Limberlost Press Matrix Editions; Second edition (January 2004)
ISBN: 093165968X
Fiction. An account of John D. Lee and his relationship with his fictional wife,
Emeline
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HIKING AND EXPLORING THE PARIA RIVER:
Including The Story
of John D. Lee and Mountain Meadows Massacre
Kelsey, Michael R.
Origin Books Sales, Inc.; 3rd Edition edition (January 1998)
ISBN: 0944510159
This is essentially a hiking guide, but it includes stories of the area,
including the life story of John D. Lee who was sent by the Mormon Church to the Paria
River to hide out and to build and operate a ferry across the Colorado River.
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JOURNALS OF JOHN D. LEE, 1846-7 and 1859
Lee, John Doyle. Kelly, Charles (Editor)
University of Utah Press, September 1984
ISBN: 0874802423
Out of print. Hard to find, and if you do it's very expensive.
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MOUNTAIN MEADOWS MASSACRE:
A
Search for Perspective
King, David S.
Washington, D.C.: Potomac Corral of Westerners February, 1970.
Number 8 in the Great Western Series. Printed by Pioneer American Society
Press, Falls Church, Virginia
Numbered, limited edition of 250, and rare.
UNDER THE BANNER OF HEAVEN: A Story of Violent Faith
Krakauer, Jon
Doubleday, July 15, 2003
ISBN: 0385509510
This book is about Fundamentalist Mormons, not the Mountain Meadows
Massacre. But the Massacre is included as an integral part of the Mormon history.
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JOURNALS OF JOHN D. LEE, 1846-7 and 1859
Lee, John Doyle. Kelly, Charles (Editor)
University of Utah Press, September 1984
ISBN: 0874802423
Out of print. Hard to find, and if you do it's very expensive.
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THE JACKET (STAR-ROVER)
London, Jack
1915
e-book available on-line at www.bookrags.com
A part of this work (beginning on page 76) contains Fiction very
loosely based on the events of the Mountain
Meadows Massacre. Some names mentioned are those of
the real people involved, but most are fictional
inventions of Jack London.
LIES ACROSS AMERICA: What Our
Historic Sites Get Wrong
Loewen, James W.
The New Press, September 1999.
ISBN 1565843444.
Includes a chapter on Mountain Meadows, which refers to the
Massacre Site before the
new plaques were installed.
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OH WHAT A SLAUGHTER: Massacres In The
American West 1846-1890
McMurty, Larry
Simon & Schuster, November 29, 2005
ISBN 074325077X
A slim volume that explores some of the lesser known massacres during this
time period, and some of the more well-known like Wounded Knee. The book
contains two chapters on the Mountain Meadows Massacre.
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THE MOUNTAIN MEADOWS MASSACRE
Penrose, Charles W.
Eborn Books, 2000
ASIN: B0006S60KA
Out of Print. Very difficult to find.
BEHIND THESE OZARK HILLS: Histories, reminiscences,
traditions featuring the author's family
Russell, Jesse Lewis (Born in 1870)
Hobson Book Press, 1947
Out of Print. Not Indexed.
Contains a chapter on the Mountain Meadows Massacre.
Available on-line only for Subscribers to Ancestry.com and Heritage Quest On-Line
at Genealogy.com
ROUGHING IT
Twain, Mark
1872
e-text
available on-line as part of the University of Virginia's "Mark Twain In His
Times".
A travel narrative based on the experiences Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens) had
out West between 1861 and 1866.
References to the Mountain Meadows Massacre can be found in Chapter XVII and
Appendix B.
MASSACRE AT MOUNTAIN MEADOWS :
An American Legend and a Monumental Crime
Wise, William
Backinprint.com, June 14, 2000 (Paperback)
ISBN: 0595092586
(Originally printed by Ty Crowell Co., November 1976, ASIN 069011741)
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There have been numerous books written about John D. Lee, Brigham
Young, and the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (Mormons) which are not included here.
Articles
History Demands
Our Attention
With
Only God Left As A Witness, New York Times, January 22, 2006
Mountain Meadows Movie Being Filmed, Deseret News, August 26. 2005
Mountain
Meadows Massacre Film Debuts (in Harrison, Arkansas) Ozarks Newstand, Sept. 3, 2004
TV
Program Investigates Mountain Meadows Massacre History - (History Channel) Airs
Dec. 15, 2004
Mountain
Meadows Analysis Ends With An Accusation, Salt Lake Tribune
Krakauer's
Book Creates LDS Flap, Deseret Morning News
The
Mountain Meadows Massacre - "A Sight Which Never Can Be Forgotten" @
Archeology.org
Link to
26 Articles about the Mountain Meadows Site in the Mormon News
Southern
Utah City To Raise Statue of John D. Lee, Salt Lake Tribune, March 26, 2004
City
Goes A Head With Statue Of Mountain Meadows Massacre Figure, Daily Herald, March 25, 2004
University
Publishers Find LDS History Sells, Salt Lake Tribune, Feb, 21, 2004
Mountain
Meadows Film Debuts at University of Utah
Massacre
Site Draws Descendants, Deseret Morning News, Sept. 14, 2003
Group
Tours Massacre Site, St. George Daily Spectrum, Sept. 14, 2003
Remembering
A Tragedy, St. George Daily Spectum. Sept. 10, 2003
The Great
Utah Mystery, New York Times, Sept. 7, 2003
The
Madness At Mountain Meadows, Insight, Jan.21, 2003
Mountain
Meadow Debate Still Smolders, Deseret News, Jan. 9, 2003
Mormon
Murder Mystery: Did Brigham Young Order an 1857 Massacre? New York Times, Oct. 11, 2002
Will You Love
That Man Or Woman Well Enough To Shed Their Blood? Brigham Young's Culture
of
Violence and the Murders At Mountain Meadows, Will
Bagley, June 2002 CESNUR Conference
New
Facts On Guilt in Mountain Meadows Massacre, May 18, 2002
Expert Explains Why He Thinks Scroll Fake,
Salt Lake Tribune, May 1, 2002
Lee's Ferry Tablet A Fake!
AP, April 30, 2002
Lee
Etching: Truth Or Clever Hoax? Salt Lake Tribune, March 3, 2002
Media
Get Look At Lee Papers, Deseret News
Plate
Is Dated As Pre-1861, but the writing by Lee may still be a forgery, Deseret News
Nation's
Anthropoligists Evaluate LDS Culture, Salt Lake Tribune, Dec. 1, 2001
Descendants
Demand Artifacts Back, Salt Lake Tribune, Nov. 3, 2000
Victims
Bones Tell Grim Story, Idaho Statesman, March 14, 2000
Unearthing
Mountain Meadows Secrets: Backhoe at S. Utah killing field rips open 142-year old
wound, Part 1 of 3. Salt Lake Tribune, March 12, 2000
Voices
Of The Dead. Part 2 of 3. Salt Lake Tribune, March 13, 2000
Mountain
Meadows Massacre: The Dilemma Of Blame. Part 3 of 3. SLT, March 14, 2000
Massacre
Victims Will Get A Fitting Memorial, Salt Lake Tribune, April 1, 1999
A&E'S
'The Real West" Explores Mountain Meadows Massacre, Salt Lake Tribune, April 1, 1999
LDS
Church Pledges To Rebuild Mountain Meadows Grave Marker, SLT, Jan. 2, 1999
Papers
Extracts
of Mountain Meadows Depositions of Malinda Cameron Scott Thurston
Dunlap & Deposition of James Douglas Dunlap
Five
(Dunlap) Children Who Were Saved From The Mountain Meadows Massacre
S.C. Turnbo
Senator
William C. Mitchell's List of the Victims
A List of the Mormons Participating In The Massacre
The Mountain Meadow Massacre Trials (John D. Lee Trials) 1875-1876
The Relationship
of the Mountain
Meadows Massacre
of the Fancher
Wagon Train and
the Destruction by
Indians of the
Smith Train which
Departed Carroll
County, Arkansas
Shortly after the
Fancher Train by
Wesley C. Smith
Also see:
A Confusion of
Massacres
Maps
The Fancher Train
Route
Detailed Maps
& Information Tour
of The
Fancher Train
Route
Arkansas Map with
location of Benton
County.
1860
Arkansas
map
showing the counties where some of the victim's trains originated.
The Cherokee Trail
Map of the Fancher
Train's route
on Cherokee Trail following the Arkansas River
Map of the Cherokee Trail through Colorado,
passing Pikes Peak.
Map of South Pass and Fort Bridger in Wyoming.
Additional Information
on Cherokee Trail and detailed map.
The Oregon Trail
The Old Spanish Trail
The "Southern Route" of
the Old Spanish Trail to Mountain Meadows
Mountain Meadows, Utah &
Directions
Film & Video
Mountain Meadows
Movie Now Being Filmed - September Dawn
|
Burying The Past:
Legacy of the Mountain
Meadows Massacre.
Award-winning documentary film by Brian Patrick.
"This little-known story of one of the most despicable crimes in the
American West, is told through the actual documented account of a four
year old girl named Nancy Saphrona Huff who survived the massacre.
Interviews with noted historians and descendants of the 17 children whose
young lives were spared, visits to eccentric family reunions,
anthropologists analyzing bullet-riddled skulls, plus the reenactment of
the wagon train battle and massacre, make this documentary a fascinating,
early pioneer story." |
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Investigating History - Mountain Massacre
From the History Channel. "INVESTIGATING HISTORY� draws on period accounts and
interviews with historians to tell the chilling tale. 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. The bones had only
begun to tell their secrets when Utah's governor ordered the remains
re-interred. MOUNTAIN MASSACRE reveals why many people want the real story of
the Fancher massacre to remain buried."
The
Mormon Rebellion
From the History Channel. This IN
SEARCH OF HISTORY documentary also aired on PBS stations years ago. It contains a re-creation of the Mountain
Meadows Massacre.
"Contemporary accounts capture the danger and intensity of the "Utah War,"
which claimed the lives of 120 men, women and children, and nearly erupted into a much
deadlier conflict. Archival documents and stunning re-creations bring the defining moments
of the standoff to life, and Mormon historians explore the legacy it left behind. THE
MORMON REBELLION reveals the truth behind an often-overlooked chapter in American
history."
The Mountain Meadow Massacre
September
1999 Mountain Meadows Reburial Service
September 1999
Dedication of Rock Cairn Grave Site
Websites
Court TV's Crime Library - Mountain Meadows Massacre
Dunlap & Deposition of James Douglas Dunlap
Legends of
America - The Mountain Meadows Massacre
Mountain Meadows
Massacre
Terry Fancher's Website
Mountain Meadows
Massacre
Carroll County, Arkansas
Several families were from Carroll County.
Mountain Meadows
Massacre
Boone County, Arkansas website
Mountain Meadows Massacre, by
Morris A. Shirts
Utah History To Go website
Mountain Meadows
Massacre: One Of My Family's Best Kept Secrets
By Sandra Tanner
Mountain Meadows Association -
includes some genealogies of the families
Mountain Meadows
Massacre Descendants
