Brigham Young and His Mormon Empire

The 1st 9.11 . . . 1857 ...
THE MOUNTAIN MEADOWS MASSACRE, (Excerpts) by Josiah F. Gibbs, ca. 1896 & 1910.
Photo Pages -- The Mountain Meadows Massacre
An introduction to the massacre at Mountain Meadows is in Chapters 25-28 of the eBook below.

BRIGHAM YOUNG AND HIS MORMON EMPIRE
By Frank J. Cannon and George L. Knapp

INTRODUCTION : From a Puritan Farm to a Mohammedan Empire in the Desert.
Chapter 1. : A SULTAN'S SMALL BEGINNINGS.
Chapter 2. : Mormonism Finds Its Field in a Mississippi Valley.
Chapter 3. : Prophet vs. Business Manager.
Chapter 4. : Climbing the Tower of Faith.
Chapter 5. : The Original Garden of Eden is Found in Missouri -- And Abandoned.
Chapter 6. : Prophecy and Finance Fail to Mix -- Conflicts with Gentiles.
Chapter 7. : Nauvoo the Beautiful -- Brigham's British Mission.
Chapter 8. : Polygamy Made Known for the Glory of the Prophets.
Chapter 9. : Growth of Church and Clash with Civil Power.
Chapter 10. : Joseph Smith Seeks the Presidency of the United States, and Finds Death at the Hands of a Mob.
Chapter 11. : Brigham Takes Command as the New Priest-King.
Chapter 12. : The Persecuted Saints Start on Their Last Exile.
Chapter 13. : Brigham Issues the One Revelation of His Career.
Chapter 14. : Across the Great American Desert to the Inland Sea.
Chapter 15. : Zion is Founded by Salt Lake Because the Saints Can Go No Farther.
Chapter 16. : Signs and Miracles Attend the Colony of the Saints.
Chapter 17. : The Church Political Begins Building Its Empire.
Chapter 18. : The Gentile Rush for Gold Brings Riches to the Faithful.
Chapter 19. : The Way of a Sultan -- Brighamized Industry.
Chapter 20. : Brigham as a Patron of Art.
Chapter 21. : The Church Dukes.
Chapter 22. : The Church Organizes the State of "Deseret".
Chapter 23. : Public Proclamation of Polygamy.
Chapter 24. : Analysis of the Plural Wife System.
Chapter 25. : Troubles of the Saints -- The King Can Admit No Wrong.
Chapter 26. : Shedding of Blood as a Means of Salvation.
Chapter 27. : Massacre of Emigrants at Mountain Meadows.
Chapter 28. : Clash with Federal Government -- The Mormon War.
Chapter 29. : Disgraceful Ending of the Mormon War.
Chapter 30. : The Church Keeps Its Power -- A Profit-Seeking Prophet.
Chapter 31. : Spoiling the Gentiles -- Utah During the Civil War.
Chapter 32. : Building Trusts and Crushing Heresies.
Chapter 33. : The First Crusade Against the Saints Defeated.
Chapter 34. : Brigham's Closing Years -- "Lion of the Lord" to the Last -- His Death.
Chapter 35. : And Afterwards -- The Polygamous Despotism Founded by Brigham Young Still Survives