John D. Lee VS. A Firing Squad "Center My Heart Boys!!" March 28, 1877 The execution of John D. Lee was supposed to be a secret, but as...
Mountain Meadows Scapegoat John D. Lee VS. A Firing Squad
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Mormons in the Movies
From Mormonsploitation to edification, Latter-Day Saints Cinema runs the gamut The early screen portrayals of Mormonism were not...
An Indigenous Consultant Ensures Accuracy
She assembled artisans, Historians and linguists to keep their three Nations’ portrayals accurate Not so long ago, in many Western...
The Battle Axe And A Raw Deal
A Ute Elder Shares His Thoughts on the So-Called “Utah War.” A skilled Paiute hunter demonstrated his marksmanship in 1873. Although...
Showdown: Bridger VS. Brigham
Does American Primeval Tell The True Story? The two most compelling characters in American Primeval are, not coincidentally, the two...
The Mountain Man and the Mormon Moses
Pathfinder Jim Bridger tangles with Prophet Brigham Young Jim Bridger was one of the most skilled mountain men in American history. In...
The Ghosts of Mountain Meadows
The Ghosts of Mountain Meadows “The scene of the massacre, even at this late date, was horrible to look upon. Women’s hair, in...
The War Before the War
They brought sin with them “He who is without sin can cast the first stone…” John 8:7 As the sun rose across the United States on...
Remington’s 1875 – a Copycat peacemaker?
This 1873 colt lookalike was a solid, hard-hitting revolver, but it never could rival the famed six-gun it emulated Among the trusted...
Western Art Can be Affordable
Collectors found reasonably priced gems at the Jackson Hole Auction The prices for Western art have been rising steadily during the 21st...
Mountain Meadows
Making peace with a violent past Our readers remind us of the variables and vagaries of historic truths, “well-established” facts, headlines and...
Truth Be Known
"The first to apologize is the bravest. The first to forgive is the strongest. The first to forget is the happiest." "Men fight for liberty and win...