Did Brigham Young Order a Massacre?
Columnist Will Bagley and Brigham Young University Professor Ron Walker present opposing viewpoints to the Mountain Meadows Massacre In September 11, 1857, 120 men, women and children—pioneers from Arkansas headed for California—were massacred after...
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 the Paiutes initially welcomed Mormon settlers in 1851, their arrival also resulted in numerous epidemics. Some bands of...
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 detached locks and in masses, hung to the sage bushes… Parts of little children’s dresses and of female costume dangled from...
Earp, Cowboy Songs & Prairie Hygiene
What are your thoughts on Stuart Lake’s book Wyatt Earp, Frontier Marshal? Josh Taylor Austin, TX Much of Lake’s book comes from the fertile mind of Lake, but to his credit, it made a Western legend out of Wyatt. Lake also had to deal with Sadie Earp,...
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