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"Vengeance Is Mine: The Mountain Meadows Massacre and Its Aftermath" is a book by Richard E. Turley Jr. and Barbara Jones Brown that provides an extensive and well-researched account of the Mountain Meadows Massacre and its aftermath. The authors conducted thorough research, with support from The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, and utilized previously secreted documents to provide a comprehensive understanding of the events. The book not only covers the massacre itself but also discusses the historical context, including the Utah War and the dispatch of the Utah Expedition. The authors also examine the trials of the perpetrators, highlighting the challenges faced in bringing them to justice. Overall, "Vengeance Is Mine" offers a factual and balanced perspective on a tragic event that has had a lasting impact on the Latter-day Saint community. [Extracted from the article]

After the Utah War, in spite of Bernhisel's diligent service, very little changed in national attitudes concerning the Mormons. In Worthen's view, countering Brigham Young's aggressive rhetoric constituted Bernhisel's principal difficulty. Like the others, Burr dispatched a letter to Washington complaining about the Saints.[7] After James Buchanan's 1857 inauguration, the president became convinced he must act against the Latter-day Saints. Contrary to anti-Mormon expectations, the Saints greeted Cumming as Utah's governor, and Young had him speak in the tabernacle. [Extracted from the article]

In the second part of the book, Topping analyzes Mike's principal writings. Bernard Silver recognized the injustice of the charges against Mike, and as Topping wrote, he attended Mike's disciplinary council and argued vigorously for exoneration. Topping may not have known this, but while I served as director of the Redd Center, I offered Mike travel money for the Paris conference that Topping discusses. [Extracted from the article]

FIRE MANAGEMENT IN THE AMERICAN WEST: FOREST POLITICS AND THE RISE OF MEGAFIRES by Mark Hudson University Press of Colorado, Boulder, 2011. Notes, bibliography, index. 256 pages. $55.00 cloth. Prominently [...]

THE LUMBERMAN'S FRONTIER: THREE CENTURIES OF LAND USE, SOCIETY, AND CHANGE IN AMERICA'S FOREST by Thomas Cox Oregon State University Press, Corvallis, 2010. Photographs, maps, index. 560 pages. $35.00 paper. [...]