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| Author | Juanita Brooks |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Subject | Mountain Meadows massacre |
| Publisher | University of Oklahoma Press |
Publication date | 1950 (1st Edition) |
| Publication place | United States |
| Media type | Print (Hardcover) & (Paperback) |
The Mountain Meadows Massacre (1950) by Juanita Brooks was the first definitive study of the Mountain Meadows Massacre.[1]
Juanita Brooks, a Mormon historian trained in historical methods,[2] was discouraged from studying the incident,[3] and she suffered some ostracism from fellow Mormons after its publication.[4] Her work was acclaimed by historians, however, leading to her recognition as an exemplary historian of the American West and Mormonism. Her account of the massacre was eventually accepted by the Mormon leadership.
- ^ Jon Krakauer, Under the Banner of Heaven: A Story of Violent Faith (Doubleday, 2003), p.214, footnote.
- ^ Juanita Brooks was successively a field fellow for the Henry E. Huntington Library in San Marino, California, the recipient of a Rockefeller Foundation grant to study the Mountain Meadows Massacre, a member of the Utah Board of State History, and received the distinguished service award from the Utah Academy of Sciences, Arts and Letters. She held a master's degree in English from Columbia University.
- ^ Matthew Despain and Fred R. Gowans, "Juanita Brooks", Utah History Encyclopedia, available at historytogo.Utah.gov Archived 2008-05-21 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Gregory A. Prince & Wm. Robert Wright (2005), David O. McKay and the Rise of Modern Mormonism, Salt Lake City: University of Utah Press, ISBN 0-87480-822-7, p. 53.