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

Claims made in "Chapter 6: We Are American Citizens and Shall Not Move"

Page	Claim	Response	Author's sources
98	[ATTENTION!]	Charles W. Wandell/"Argus" source	[ATTENTION!]
99	Author's quote: ...[A]ll information about the emigrants' conduct came from men involved in their murder or cover-up....	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	[ATTENTION!] Compare treatment in American Massacre: p. 121.
101	Mormons in American Fork refuse to trade with the Fancher party.	Charles W. Wandell - the "Argus" source	[ATTENTION!]
114	Bowie knife to throat? [ATTENTION!]	Charles W. Wandell - the "Argus" source	[ATTENTION!]
117 and others	The author frequently refers to dubious, anonymous, or folklore evidence without much skepticism.	Use of sources: double standards of skepticism	[ATTENTION!]
119-120	Account of William Hawley	Use of sources: William Hawley account	[ATTENTION!]
121	The author claims that Mountain Meadows was known among the Mormons as "a preferred location for the quiet execution of unpleasant tasks."		[ATTENTION!] Compare treatment in American Massacre: p. 129.