The Mormon Menace Being the Confession of John Doyle Lee, Danite, an Official Assassin of the Mormon Church Under the Late Brigham Young

The book ""The Mormon Menace"" is a first-person account by John Doyle Lee, who was a member of the Danites, a secret organization within the Mormon Church, and an official assassin under the leadership of Brigham Young. Lee's ""confession"" details his involvement in various violent acts committed by the Danites, including the infamous Mountain Meadows Massacre in 1857, where a group of non-Mormon pioneers were killed in southern Utah. The book provides a rare insight into the inner workings of the Mormon Church during the mid-19th century and sheds light on the controversial practices and beliefs of this religious group. Lee's story is a cautionary tale about the dangers of religious extremism and blind obedience to authority.1905. With numerous illustrations. Lewis writes in the Introduction: Almost a half century ago, being in 1857, John Doyle Lee, a chief among that red brotherhood, the Danites, was ordered by Brigham Young and the leading counselors of the Mormon Church to take his men and murder a party of emigrants then on their way through Utah to California. The Mormon orders were to kill all who can talk, and, in their carrying out, Lee and his Danites, with certain Indians whom he had recruited in the name of scalps and pillage, slaughtered over one hundred and twenty men, women and children and left their stripped bodies to the elements and the wolves. This wholesale murder was given the title of The Mountain Meadow Massacre. Twenty years later, in 1877, the belated justice of this Government seated Lee on his coffin, and shot him to death for his crimes. In addition to writing about his life, Lee also gives among other matters the story of the Church of Mormon from its inception, when Joseph Smith pretended, with the aid of Urim and Thummim, to translate the golden plates. Lewis then goes on to allege that in the name of Mormon safety, Brigham Young, by money and other agencies worked to have the book suppressed.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.