Criticism of Mormonism/Books/Blood of the Prophets: Brigham Young and the Massacre at Mountain Meadows/Chapter 6

Chapter 5

A FAIR Analysis of: Blood of the Prophets: Brigham Young and the Massacre at Mountain Meadows A work by author: Will Bagley

Chapter 7

Claim

•  ^[ATTENTION!]

Author's source(s)

•  ^[ATTENTION!]

Response

• Charles W. Wandell/"Argus" source

Claim

•  Author's quote: ...[A]ll information about the emigrants' conduct came from men involved in their murder or cover-up....

Author's source(s)

•  ^[ATTENTION!]
• Compare treatment in American Massacre: p. 121.

Response

• Junaita Brooks pointed out that accounts of provocation from the immigrants appeared within days as far away California, and from multiple sources.
•  Double standard: Double standard of skepticism

Claim

• Mormons in American Fork refuse to trade with the Fancher party.

Author's source(s)

•  ^[ATTENTION!]

Response

• Charles W. Wandell - the "Argus" source

Claim

• Bowie knife to throat? ^[ATTENTION!]

Author's source(s)

•  ^[ATTENTION!]

Response

• Charles W. Wandell - the "Argus" source

Claim

• The author frequently refers to dubious, anonymous, or folklore evidence without much skepticism.

Author's source(s)

•  ^[ATTENTION!]

Response

• Use of sources: double standards of skepticism

Claim

• Account of William Hawley

Author's source(s)

•  ^[ATTENTION!]

Response

• Use of sources: William Hawley account

Claim

• The author claims that Mountain Meadows was known among the Mormons as "a preferred location for the quiet execution of unpleasant tasks."

Author's source(s)

•  ^[ATTENTION!]
• Compare treatment in American Massacre: p. 129.

Response
 FAIR WIKI EDITORS: Check sources