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Mountain Meadows Witness: The Life and Times of Bishop Philip Klingensmith

hardcover – January 1, 1996
by Backus, Anna Jean
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ISBN-13: 9780870622298 ISBN-10: 0870622293
Publisher
Brand: Arthur H Clark
Binding
hardcover
Published
January 1, 1996
Weight
1.6 lbs
Dimensions
24.80×3.20×16.50 cm

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Mountain Meadows Witness: The Life and Times of Bishop Philip Klingensmith by Backus, Anna Jean. hardcover edition. ISBN: 9780870622298.

Documented by trial transcripts, letters, journals, and diaries, Backus describes the events leading to the Mountain Meadows Massacre from the vantage point of her great-grandfather Philip Kingensmith who was a participant. An American tale as much as a Mormon one, the details of the massacre and its cover up (the men involved tried to blame the killing on Indians) are shocking only 13 children survived of a company of over 200 emigrants. It is a tale of Mormon church politics, racism, greed, and one mans lifetime of attempted atonement. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.