In September, 1857, one of the worst tragedies in the history of the Westward Expansion took plac... more In September, 1857, one of the worst tragedies in the history of the Westward Expansion took place at Mountain Meadows in southwest Utah Territory. John D. Lee, on the orders of his leaders in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, lead approximately fifty Mormon priesthood holders and a few Paiute allies to massacre 120+ men, women, and children. Events like this do not happen in a vacuum. Utilizing both LDS and non-LDS sources and historians, Matt McCune examines some of the contributing causes of this tragedy. He examines a combination of religious, political, and economic circumstances that came together to create conditions that resulted in poor, and frequently persecuted, Mormons attacking a wealthy and well equipped non-Mormon wagon train attempting to pass peacefully through their territory on the way to California.
In September, 1857, one of the worst tragedies in the history of the Westward Expansion took plac... more In September, 1857, one of the worst tragedies in the history of the Westward Expansion took place at Mountain Meadows in southwest Utah Territory. John D. Lee, on the orders of his leaders in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, lead approximately fifty Mormon priesthood holders and a few Paiute allies to massacre 120+ men, women, and children. Events like this do not happen in a vacuum. Utilizing both LDS and non-LDS sources and historians, Matt McCune examines some of the contributing causes of this tragedy. He examines a combination of religious, political, and economic circumstances that came together to create conditions that resulted in poor, and frequently persecuted, Mormons attacking a wealthy and well equipped non-Mormon wagon train attempting to pass peacefully through their territory on the way to California.
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