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Autore |
Alexander Thomas G. <1935-> |
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Brigham young, the quorum of the Twelve, and the Latter-Day Saint investigation of the Mountain Meadows massacre / / Thomas G. Alexander |
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Logan, Utah, : Utah State University Press, c2006 |
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[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (49 p.) |
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Collana |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Latter Day Saint churches - Presidents |
Utah History |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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"September 21, 2006." |
Sponsored by Special Collections & Archives, Merrill Library, Utah State University, Logan, Utah. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Cover -- Copyright -- Introduction -- Brigham Young, The Quorum of the Twelve, and the Latter-day Saint Investigation of the Mountain Meadows Massacre -- Notes -- Back Cover. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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On September 11, 1857, a wagon train of emigrants passing through the Utah Territory on their way to California were massacred at Mountain Meadows. Although today's historians agree that the principal perpetrators were members of the Mormon militia in southern Utah, how much the central Mormon leadership, especially Brigham Young at the top, knew about the massacre, when and how they learned about it, and the extent of a cover up afterward are still matters of controversy and debate.In this 12th volume of the Arrington Lecture Series, Thomas Alexander (Lemuel Redd Professor of |
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