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Author : Amelia Bean
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 368 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (4 download)
Download or read book The Fancher Train written by Amelia Bean and published by . This book was released on 1958 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Burr Fancher
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781592992157
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (921 download)
Download or read book Captain Alexander Fancher written by Burr Fancher and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book chronicles the life of Captain Alexander Fancher as a Tennessee infant, Illinois teenager, Missouri hog man, Arkansas cattle drover, and leader of the ill-fated Mountain Meadows wagon train. Alexander Fancher started his third overland trek in 1857 with some 140 family members, 900 cattle, over 20 wagons, four carriages, many horses, and gold to establish a ranch in California. That trip ended with $100,000 worth of property stolen, 121 men, women, and children killed, and 17 orphaned children. After an exciting life, 45-year-old Captain Alexander Fancher was robbed and killed by religious fanatics on September 11, 1857.
Author : Will Bagley
Publisher : University of Oklahoma Press
ISBN 13 : 0806186844
Total Pages : 556 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (61 download)
Download or read book Blood of the Prophets written by Will Bagley and published by University of Oklahoma Press. This book was released on 2012-09-06 with total page 556 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The massacre at Mountain Meadows on September 11, 1857, was the single most violent attack on a wagon train in the thirty-year history of the Oregon and California trails. Yet it has been all but forgotten. Will Bagley’s Blood of the Prophets is an award-winning, riveting account of the attack on the Baker-Fancher wagon train by Mormons in the local militia and a few Paiute Indians. Based on extensive investigation of the events surrounding the murder of over 120 men, women, and children, and drawing from a wealth of primary sources, Bagley explains how the murders occurred, reveals the involvement of territorial governor Brigham Young, and explores the subsequent suppression and distortion of events related to the massacre by the Mormon Church and others.
Author : Juanita Brooks
Publisher : University of Oklahoma Press
ISBN 13 : 0806185384
Total Pages : 356 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (61 download)
Download or read book The Mountain Meadows Massacre written by Juanita Brooks and published by University of Oklahoma Press. This book was released on 2012-09-06 with total page 356 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the Fall of 1857, some 120 California-bound emigrants were killed in lonely Mountain Meadows in southern Utah; only eighteen young children were spared. The men on the ground after the bloody deed took an oath that they would never mention the event again, either in public or in private. The leaders of the Mormon church also counseled silence. The first report, soon after the massacre, described it as an Indian onslaught at which a few white men were present, only one of whom, John D. Lee, was actually named. With admirable scholarship, Mrs. Brooks has traced the background of conflict, analyzed the emotional climate at the time, pointed up the social and military organization in Utah, and revealed the forces which culminated in the great tragedy at Mountain Meadows. The result is a near-classic treatment which neither smears nor clears the participants as individuals. It portrays an atmosphere of war hysteria, whipped up by recitals of past persecutions and the vision of an approaching "army" coming to drive the Mormons from their homes.
Author : Sally Denton
Publisher : Vintage
ISBN 13 : 0307424723
Total Pages : 354 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (74 download)
Download or read book American Massacre written by Sally Denton and published by Vintage. This book was released on 2007-12-18 with total page 354 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In September 1857, a wagon train passing through Utah laden with gold was attacked. Approximately 140 people were slaughtered; only 17 children under the age of eight were spared. This incident in an open field called Mountain Meadows has ever since been the focus of passionate debate: Is it possible that official Mormon dignitaries were responsible for the massacre? In her riveting book, Sally Denton makes a fiercely convincing argument that they were. The author–herself of Mormon descent–first traces the extraordinary emergence of the Mormons and the little-known nineteenth-century intrigues and tensions between their leaders and the U.S. government, fueled by the Mormons’ zealotry and exclusionary practices. We see how by 1857 they were unique as a religious group in ruling an entire American territory, Utah, and commanding their own exclusive government and army. Denton makes clear that in the immediate aftermath of the massacre, the church began placing the blame on a discredited Mormon, John D. Lee, and on various Native Americans. She cites contemporaneous records and newly discovered documents to support her argument that, in fact, the Mormon leader, Brigham Young, bore significant responsibility–that Young, impelled by the church’s financial crises, facing increasingly intense scrutiny and condemnation by the federal government, incited the crime by both word and deed. Finally, Denton explains how the rapidly expanding and enormously rich Mormon church of today still struggles to absolve itself of responsibility for what may well be an act of religious fanaticism unparalleled in the annals of American history. American Massacre is totally absorbing in its narrative as it brings to life a tragic moment in our history.
Author : John Doyle Lee
Publisher : Wheatmark, Inc.
ISBN 13 : 1587360829
Total Pages : 452 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (873 download)
Download or read book Writings of John D. Lee written by John Doyle Lee and published by Wheatmark, Inc.. This book was released on 2002 with total page 452 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This selection from the writings of John Doyle Lee include his autobiography, his confession (regarding the Mountain Meadows Massacre), letters, poems, last words for his families, as well as related historical documents regarding his arrest, trials and execution. The book includes 14 engravings from the 1891 edition, as well as a bibliography.
Author : Ronald W. Walker
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780199830978
Total Pages : 448 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (39 download)
Download or read book Massacre at Mountain Meadows written by Ronald W. Walker and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2011-02-09 with total page 448 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: On September 11, 1857, a band of Mormon militia, under a flag of truce, lured unarmed members of a party of emigrants from their fortified encampment and, with their Paiute allies, killed them. More than 120 men, women, and children perished in the slaughter. Massacre at Mountain Meadows offers the most thoroughly researched account of the massacre ever written. Drawn from documents previously not available to scholars and a careful re-reading of traditional sources, this gripping narrative offers fascinating new insight into why Mormons settlers in isolated southern Utah deceived the emigrant party with a promise of safety and then killed the adults and all but seventeen of the youngest children. The book sheds light on factors contributing to the tragic event, including the war hysteria that overcame the Mormons after President James Buchanan dispatched federal troops to Utah Territory to put down a supposed rebellion, the suspicion and conflicts that polarized the perpetrators and victims, and the reminders of attacks on Mormons in earlier settlements in Missouri and Illinois. It also analyzes the influence of Brigham Young's rhetoric and military strategy during the infamous "Utah War" and the role of local Mormon militia leaders in enticing Paiute Indians to join in the attack. Throughout the book, the authors paint finely drawn portraits of the key players in the drama, their backgrounds, personalities, and roles in the unfolding story of misunderstanding, misinformation, indecision, and personal vendettas. The Mountain Meadows Massacre stands as one of the darkest events in Mormon history. Neither a whitewash nor an expos?, Massacre at Mountain Meadows provides the clearest and most accurate account of a key event in American religious history.
Author : William Hoyt 1886-1943 Fancher
Publisher : Hassell Street Press
ISBN 13 : 9781015293892
Total Pages : 164 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (938 download)
Download or read book The Fancher Family / by William Hoyt Fancher. written by William Hoyt 1886-1943 Fancher and published by Hassell Street Press. This book was released on 2021-09-10 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. To ensure a quality reading experience, this work has been proofread and republished using a format that seamlessly blends the original graphical elements with text in an easy-to-read typeface. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Author : Bob McKinnon
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 1524793353
Total Pages : 44 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (247 download)
Download or read book Three Little Engines written by Bob McKinnon and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2021-07-13 with total page 44 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A gorgeously illustrated, modern retelling of the classic The Little Engine That Could, sharing the timely message that everyone's journey is different, and that sometimes, success comes from a helping hand. Graduation day is finally here! The Little Blue Engine, the Yellow Passenger Engine, and the Red Freight Engine are excited to take their final test of Engine School: making their first solo trip over the mountain. But each engine encounters different challenges and obstacles on their journey. Gorgeous illustrations by Lou Fancher and Steve Johnson combine with a poignant story told by Bob McKinnon to remind a new generation of readers to "think they can."
Author : H. L. Panahi
Publisher : Harper Collins
ISBN 13 : 0060571918
Total Pages : 38 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (65 download)
Download or read book Bebop Express written by H. L. Panahi and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2005-05-24 with total page 38 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A rollicking rhythmic express train takes passengers on a jazzy journey that celebrates the United States and its unique musical culture.
Author : Thomas G. Alexander
Publisher : University of Oklahoma Press
ISBN 13 : 080616445X
Total Pages : 523 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (61 download)
Download or read book Brigham Young and the Expansion of the Mormon Faith written by Thomas G. Alexander and published by University of Oklahoma Press. This book was released on 2019-05-02 with total page 523 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As president of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and Utah’s first territorial governor, Brigham Young (1801–77) shaped a religion, a migration, and the American West. He led the Saints to Utah, guided the establishment of 350 settlements, and inspired the Mormons as they weathered unimaginable trials and hardships. Although he generally succeeded, some decisions, especially those regarding the Mormon Reformation and the Black Hawk War, were less than sound. In this new biography, historian Thomas G. Alexander draws on a lifetime of research to provide an evenhanded view of Young and his leadership. Following the murder in 1844 of church founder Joseph Smith, Young bore a heavy responsibility: ensuring the survival and expansion of the church and its people. Alexander focuses on Young’s leadership, his financial dealings, his relations with non-Mormons, his families, and his own deep religious conviction. Brigham Young and the Expansion of the Mormon Faith addresses such controversial issues as the practice of polygamy (Young himself had fifty-five wives), relations and conflicts between Mormons and Indians, and the circumstances and aftermath of the horrific events of Mountain Meadows in 1857. Although Young might have done better, Alexander argues that he bore no direct responsibility for the tragedy. Young relied on the counsel of his associates, and at times, the Mormon people pushed back to prevent him from implementing changes. In some cases, such as polygamy and the doctrine of blood atonement, the church leadership eventually rejected his views. Yet on the whole, Brigham Young emerges as a multifaceted human figure, and as a prophet revered by millions of LDS members, an inspired leader who successfully led his people to a distant land where their community expanded and flourished.
Author : Joseph Cummins
Publisher : Fair Winds
ISBN 13 : 1616734639
Total Pages : 324 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (167 download)
Download or read book The World's Bloodiest History written by Joseph Cummins and published by Fair Winds. This book was released on 2009 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Handsomely illustrated with more than 100 striking, sometimes shocking, archival images gathered from around the world, The World's Bloodiest History combines compelling depictions of momentous events with fascinating character portraits and arresting eyewitness accounts to create an absorbing, multifaceted chronicle of a sobering, all-too-human legacy.
Author : William Wise
Publisher : Dissertation.com
ISBN 13 : 9780595092581
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (925 download)
Download or read book Massacre at Mountain Meadows written by William Wise and published by Dissertation.com. This book was released on 2000 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Professor Stanley Hirshon’s New York Times review said, “Massacre at Mountain Meadows must rank as one of the half dozen boldest and most important books ever written on the Mormons. As an eloquent, moving document, it stands virtually alone…As a study of human motives and man’s brutality, in the name of God, to other men, it is frightening.”
Author : Andrea Davis Pinkney
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 042528770X
Total Pages : 29 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (252 download)
Download or read book A Poem for Peter written by Andrea Davis Pinkney and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2016-11-01 with total page 29 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A celebration of the extraordinary life of Ezra Jack Keats, creator of The Snowy Day. The story of The Snowy Day begins more than one hundred years ago, when Ezra Jack Keats was born in Brooklyn, N.Y. The family were struggling Polish immigrants, and despite Keats’s obvious talent, his father worried that Ezra’s dream of being an artist was an unrealistic one. But Ezra was determined. By high school he was winning prizes and scholarships. Later, jobs followed with the WPA and Marvel comics. But it was many years before Keats’s greatest dream was realized and he had the opportunity to write and illustrate his own book. For more than two decades, Ezra had kept pinned to his wall a series of photographs of an adorable African American child. In Keats’s hands, the boy morphed into Peter, a boy in a red snowsuit, out enjoying the pristine snow; the book became The Snowy Day, winner of the Caldecott Medal, the first mainstream book to feature an African American child. It was also the first of many books featuring Peter and the children of his — and Keats’s — neighborhood. Andrea Davis Pinkney’s lyrical narrative tells the inspiring story of a boy who pursued a dream, and who, in turn, inspired generations of other dreamers.
Author : Carole Whang Schutter
Publisher : Carole Whang Schutter
ISBN 13 : 1434300226
Total Pages : 277 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (343 download)
Download or read book September Dawn written by Carole Whang Schutter and published by Carole Whang Schutter. This book was released on 2007 with total page 277 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: On September 11, 1857, the first act of religious terrorism in the United States took place in Utah when a group of fanatical Mormons massacred a prosperous wagon train of 120 settlers from Arkansas and Missouri on their way to California. Driven by a despotic Brigham Young who thundered chilling messages of Blood Atonement from the pulpit, the faithful committed polygamy, murder and castration in the name of God. Based on one of America's most horrific historical events, this is the story of the improbable romance between two nineteen-year-olds from starkly different worlds, the son of a Mormon Bishop, and the daughter of a Christian pastor. In a beautiful, pristine valley called Mountain Meadows, Jonathan, tormented by the execution of his beautiful mother by a lecherous Apostle, falls in love with beautiful, spirited Emily. Ordered to spy on the wagon train by his father, Jonathan tames a magnificent wild black stallion and wins the heart of the girl who has captured his. The tension builds to a crescendo with the growing conflict between Jonathan and his father Jacob. Fanatically wedded to the cause, Jacob believes in the righteousness of the atrocity commanded by the Prophet and the leaders of the Mormon Church. Another victim of the tragedy is Jonathan's beloved brother, good-natured Micah, who self-destructs in the process of becoming a mass murderer. In the midst of the massacre, Jonathan must choose between his brother and his faith, or Emily. As Jonathan races to save Emily before September Dawn, the reader is left breathless with heart-pounding anticipation as the scope and magnitude of their love amidst the searing fire and ashes of the Mountain Meadow Massacre dramatically, and unforgettably, unfolds.
Author : Gregory F. Michno
Publisher : McFarland
ISBN 13 : 0786439971
Total Pages : 246 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (864 download)
Download or read book Circle the Wagons! written by Gregory F. Michno and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2008-10-17 with total page 246 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It’s a cinematic image as familiar as John Wayne’s face: a wagon train circling as a defensive maneuver against Indian attacks. This book examines actual and fictional wagon-train battles and compares them for realism. It also describes how fledgling Hollywood portrayed the concept of westward migration but, as the evolving industry became more accurate in historical detail, how filmmakers then lost sight of the big picture.
Author : William Hoyt Fancher
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 164 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (89 download)
Download or read book The Fancher Family written by William Hoyt Fancher and published by . This book was released on 1947 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Catherine Fancher, whose parents and date of birth are unknown, is believed to have been the eldest of the Fanchers with whom this genealogy is concerned. ... Catherine Fancher was married in Branford, Conn., 14 Aug. 1717 to Ebenezer Elwell, son of Samuel and Sarah (Wheadon) Elwell who was born in Branford 28 Oct. 1690 and died in Plymouth, Conn., 24 Dec. 1754. Catherine died in Plymouth 9 Jan. 1743/44 ..."--Page 5. Captain Alexander Fancher (1812-1857), a descendant of Richard Fancher (fl. 1725-1764) who is thought to be the brother of Catherine Fancher, was one of the leaders of a wagon train of Arkansas immigrants enroute to California that died during the Mountain Meadows Massacre in southern Utah in September 1857. Relatives and descendants lived in Arkansas, Tennessee, Texas, Michigan, New Jersey, New York, Connecticut, Ohio, North Carolina, Oregon, Washington, California and elsewhere
