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Show THE DAILY HERALD, (www.HarkTheHerald.com), Provo, Utah, Sunday, May 19, 2002 Page A2 Historians publish book on 1857 massacre The Associated Press I SALT "I LAKE CITY Mormon historians, with access to secret church records, are publishing a book on the 1857 Mountain Meadows Massacre, where Mormon settlers killed 120 Arkansas pioneers passing through Utah. Their book, "Tragedy at Mountain Meadows," scheduled to be published next year by Oxford Uniwas Press, versity announced Friday at the Mormon History Association in Tucson, Ariz. i There are several published accounts of the murders, which took place near Cedar City. welcome any effort by the church to try to put this episode in perspective. We haven't really had a lot from Curt Bench, Benchmark Books in Salt Lake City After researching the massacre separately for years, Turley joined Glen Leonard, director of the LDS Museum of Church History and and Art, Ronald Walker, professor of But the new book will be history at Brigham Young the first written by authors University. e who had access to archives LDS Though df The Church of Jesus Church employees, the Saints. three say they can be canQhrist of Latter-da-y The LDS Church has the did and impartial, Turley "best historical resources said. announcement The fbr writing about the massacre," said Richard Turley caused a stir at the MorJr., managing director of mon history meetings, y which end Sunday. the church's family and "I was impressed by departments. After the book is published, the their candor and desire for present-da- y full-tim- his-tbr- full disclosure," said Curt Bench of Benchmark Books in Salt Lake City. "I welcome any effort by the church to try to put this episode in perspective. We haven't really had a lot from official sources." But some attendees questioned the authors' ability to be unbiased. Will Bagley, who wrote Blood of "The the Prophets," argued that church president Brigham Young was directly responsible for the attack. He sees d the book by the scholars as "another attempt to clear the skirts of Brigham church-employe- Young." Walker and the others say their book will not set been," he said. Evidence against John D. Lee, the only man exe-- , cuted for his part in the massacre, grew as they pursued their research, he said, adding that Lee was a complex character. Their research confirmed many elements of the church's long-standin- g explanation of what trigU.S. gered the massacre troops sent to quell a Mormon rebellion in Utah, LDS Church leaders' inflammatory sermons urging the people to defend themselves, a pervasive sense of persecution among southern Utah Mormons and antagonistic behavior by members of the wagon "We approached this with an open mind and I frankly was surprised that several elements of the traditional story were born out," Walker said. ''"'". i The latest updates are just a phone call away with the 511 Travel Information Line. Just dial 511 for simple, voice activated road reports and public transit information. No matter what your family's plans are for the upcoming Memorial Day weekend, make sure CommuterLink is a part of them. Memorial Day weekend is one of the busiest travel times of the year, and whether you're going out of town or just across town, it will affect you. 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