Stop the Press
โ Scribed by Ure, James W
- Book ID
- 109880140
- Publisher
- Prometheus Books
- Year
- 2017
- Tongue
- en-US
- Weight
- 2 MB
- Series
- Stop the Press 1
- Category
- Fiction
- ISBN-13
- 9781633883406
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โฆ Synopsis
This disturbing exposรฉ examines how the powerful Mormon Church tried to destroy the Salt Lake Tribune, a voice that had long been critical of many of its activities and its secrets. The author, a Mormon and a journalist who once worked for the Tribune, tells a story of secret deals, behind-the-scenes backstabbing, and manipulation of the political and legal systems by a church that controls the politics of Utah.
Based on many interviews and extensive research, the book describes the history of enmity between the Church and the newspaper, which came to a head in 2000. In that year, the Tribune reopened an investigation into an 1857 murder of a wagon train of 120 men, women, and children passing through Utah. The Mountain Meadow Massacre had been conducted by highly-placed church members and historians have said it was condoned by Brigham Young, the leader of the Mormon Church.
The published stories intensified efforts by the Church to...
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