Finding Lee's Gold

ISBN: 1450201660

Author: Davis, Sharon V.

Condition: New

Product Description Sarah's screaming woke her from a deep sleep. The nightmare always displayed the slaughter at Mountain Meadows in 1857 in southern Utah. She heard the chaos, the loud voices, the cries of the wounded and the dying, the calls from children trying to find their parents, and the elderly who had trouble finding shelter. It took three days and some trickery to kill them all. Only 19 children under the age of eight were allowed to live. Sarah reached for the box of tissues and decided not to even attempt to go back to sleep. She knew the only way to stop the nightmares was to find the truth. She packed her suitcase and headed for southern Utah. About the Author Growing up in Utah meant I had to defend myself every time the name John D. Lee came up in conversation. My grandfather and grandmother fought many times about the slaughter of 120 men, women and children crossing through Mountain Meadows in southern Utah and on their way to California. She took the position that Lee was only following orders from his adopted father, Brigham Young. Grandfather insisted Brigham Young would never do anything that horrific. As I got older, I knew I had to fi nd the truth. When my family moved to San Diego, my burden was lifted because no one knew I descended from a mass murderer. The details in this book of the awfulness and the historical characters are true but the others are people I created. Enjoy!