pickGood account of the Mormon Trail from out of Nauvoo in 1846 through the Handcart painfulness of 1857 and almost to the Railroad era. He does use some questionable sources but mostly it is well written and tries to be somewhat unbiased.
Starting one of Stegner‘s histories I have never read. I mostly like his writing.
pickI‘ve read a handful of Le Baron/ Le Baron adjacent memoirs over the past few years and I‘ve had mixed feelings about them. In this context, I found this zoomed out, journalistic overview of the history of the Le Baron settlement in Mexico really interesting. A great overview which locates this settlement and family in time and place, in Mormon history and in international, and political relations.
pickIn 2019 in #Mexico, a caravan of women and children were ambushed, with the women and 6 kids killed. This was reported as their being caught in the cartel crossfire, but Denton paints a different picture. All were part of a polygamist offshoot of the Mormons, and the group had a history of violence and disputes in the local community. Really interesting.
#ReadingAmericas2023
pickDisturbing. Investigative journalist Denton, a descendant of polygamist Mormons, explores what may have led to the 2019 massacre of nine fundamentalist Mormons (women and children) in Northern Mexico. A well-researched and compelling mix of Mormon history and true crime.
Check out the book I listed on #PangoBooks! | Exploring the Lands of the #BookofMormon | $10 | #freeshipping on orders $20+ https://pangobooks.com/app/book/a39ddbb0-c3dd-48ca-8794-68b5b29c94af-GEYPaMIIf9Q...
More exciting #bookmail today! Can‘t wait to read all of these. I love Patrick Radden Keefe, love Mantel and I have high hopes for The Colony. Investigative journalism compared to Under the Banner of Heaven? Yes, please!
panRead another Christmas book with it not being December😹 Didn‘t like the writing and some of the ways it was all played out throughout the book.
📚 Tagged book: 833 pages. 2021 was a slower year 🙃🥲
📚 No, I normally like chunksters. I am happily re-reading (and reading) the full Outlander series now, and each book is longer than the one above, some significantly. 🤯🥲 I am thankful I have the concentration, time and chance to read more again! 🥰 I do have one that I still haven‘t conquered, which I will try to get to! 🤔😬
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