American Massacre
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American Massacre: The Tragedy At Mountain Meadows, September 1857 is an historical account of the Mountain Meadows massacre
, the murder of 140
members of a California bound wagon train and the plundering of their possessions in Southern Utah Territory written by investigative reporter and author Sally Denton.
2004 Western Heritage Award Literary Winner for Outstanding Nonfiction Book
Mountain Meadows massacre
The Mountain Meadows massacre was a series of attacks on the Baker–Fancher emigrant wagon train, at Mountain Meadows in southern Utah. The attacks culminated on September 11, 1857 in the mass slaughter of the emigrant party by the Iron County district of the Utah Territorial Militia and some local...
, the murder of 140
members of a California bound wagon train and the plundering of their possessions in Southern Utah Territory written by investigative reporter and author Sally Denton.
Awards
2003 New York Times Nonfiction Notable Book2004 Western Heritage Award Literary Winner for Outstanding Nonfiction Book
External links
- Sally Denton's Official Website
- American Massacre OCLC WorldCatWorldCatWorldCat is a union catalog which itemizes the collections of 72,000 libraries in 170 countries and territories which participate in the Online Computer Library Center global cooperative...
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