American Massacre

American Massacre: The Tragedy at Mountain Meadows, September 1857  
Author(s) Sally Denton
Country United States
Language English
Subject(s) Mountain Meadows massacre
Genre(s) Non-fiction
Publisher Knopf (Hardcover)
Vintage (Paperback)
Publication date June 17, 2003 (Hardcover)
September 14, 2004 (Paperback)
Media type Print (Hardcover) & (Paperback)
Pages 336
ISBN 0375412085 (Hardcover)
0375726365 (Paperback)

American Massacre: The Tragedy At Mountain Meadows, September 1857 [1] is an historical account of the Mountain Meadows massacre, the murder of 140 [2] 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.[3]

Contents

Awards

2003 New York Times Nonfiction Notable Book [4]

2004 Western Heritage Award Literary Winner for Outstanding Nonfiction Book [5]

Notes

  1. ^ Rasmussen 2003
  2. ^ Sally Denton (2003). American Massacre: The Tragedy at Mountain Meadowns, September 1857 (New York: Vintage Books, ISBN 0-375-72636-5) p. 136
  3. ^ http://www.sallydenton.com/bio.html
  4. ^ "Notable Books". The New York Times. December 7, 2003. http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=940CE4DF113AF934A35751C1A9659C8B63&sec=&spon=&pagewanted=13. 
  5. ^ http://www.nationalcowboymuseum.org/info/MediaRelease.aspx?ID=59

References

  1. Rasmussen, Cecilia (June 29, 2003), "A Shameful Chapter in Mormon History", Los Angeles Times, http://articles.latimes.com/2003/jun/29/local/me-then29 
  2. Bain, David (September 7, 2003), "The Great Utah Mystery", New York Times, http://www.nytimes.com/2003/09/07/books/the-great-utah-mystery.html?sec=&spon=&pagewanted=all .

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Series of articles about the
Mountain Meadows massacre
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