Mountain Meadows Witness: The Life and Times of Bishop Philip Klingensmith

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Summary: Good discussion of Klingensmith's life from descendant.
Review: Backus is a distant relative of Phillip Klingensmith a participant in the Mountain Meadows Massacre. The author seeks to tell Klingensmith's life story by weaving her narrative with the testimony he gave in the first trial of John D. Lee. It is a unique way to carry her story and her writing is engaging, and favorable towards Klingensmith. She does tend to take Klingensmith at his word, and doesn't deal with the few times he was misleading or lied during his testimony, especially when he was talking about the massacre. On the whole a good book, and well worth the reading.