‘American Primeval’ and the Utah War — a historian’s take on the real men, real militias and real massacres
Yes. Though the Utah War has been called “bloodless,” in reality, Mormon militiamen in southern Utah perpetrated a horrific ...
What the tired tropes of ‘American Primeval’ get wrong about Brigham Young, early Latter-day Saints
The Netflix miniseries is a false depiction that draws on negative stereotypes, writes the managing director of the Church History Department for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
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Who The Real Brigham Young Was & What Happened To Him After American Primeval
Young and his congregation established several settlements and eventually made peace with Indigenous Peoples (via Utah History). Brigham Young was an internal figure in the Utah War since he ...
The real massacre was ‘so much more brutal’ — ‘American Primeval’ and the truth about Mountain Meadows
In a "Mormon Land" podcast, a historian and a tribal leader discuss the facts and fiction in "American Primeval" ...
‘American Primeval,’ new Netflix series, features Brigham Young, Mountain Meadows. Is it accurate?
Producers openly admit the six-part series dropping Thursday is highly fictionalized. It centers around 1857 involving the ...
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LDS Church Condemns Netflix's 'American Primeval' as "Dangerously Misleading" in Its Portrayal of Brigham Young and Faith's History
Netflix's "American Primeval" has drawn criticism from the LDS Church for its portrayal of Brigham Young and historical ...
‘American Primeval’: How this Native American historian reconciles hard history with the storytelling of Hollywood
Historical fiction should not be a tool to justify modern biases or to create villains or heroes; it should challenge us to ...
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BYU Studies Quarterly
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