On the day of September 11‚ 1857‚ an emigrant party camped at Mountain Meadows was brutally killed by the Mormon militia aided by Indians. This essay examines two viewpoints regarding the massacre found in Sally Denton’s “American Massacre” and in “Massacre at Mountain Meadows” by Ronald W. Walker‚ Richard E. Turley‚ and Glen M. Turley. September 7‚ 1857‚ the emigrants of the Fancher-Baker train were just awakening and preparing for the day when gunshots were sounded. The emigrants were caught
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"A Lady’s Life in the Rocky Mountains" Isabella L. Bird‚ an English woman offers an invigorating story of tremendous courage in her book‚ "A Lady’s Life in the Rocky Mountains." She tells of her days and nights spent exploring as she traveled through various territories‚ in light of her illness and young age. The author accomplished a feat that few of us would dare to attempt as she ventured through extreme temperatures at the age of 22. This incredible journey was recorded in history through
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Mountain Lion is a poem that depicts the death of an inhabitant of the Lobo valley‚ a lion that is trapped mercilessly by two hunters‚ who are confronted by the poet as they leave the valley. The poet describes the lion’s face using contrasting but very emotive descriptions such as beautiful dead eyes’‚ and fine round-fashioned head‚ with two dead ears’ putting emphasis on the word dead by repeating it twice in the same stanza. In the first stanza‚ the poet describes the natural beauty of the Lobo
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Surname: Course: Lecturer: Date: Introduction The story and history of Appalachia is rich and their shared geography‚ cultural traits and common historical experience ties the people of Appalachia together. The Appalachian Mountains were inhabited by a diverse population of Native Americans. They included the Iroquois who were the dominant group in the region. They later split into the northern Iroquois and southern Cherokees. The counties of Virginia‚ East Tennessee‚ western North Carolina
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Cold Mountain‚ written by Charles Frazier‚ is a historical fiction novel written in 1977. Charles Frazier writes about the grand journey of a troubled Confederate soldier on his way to the Blue Ridge Mountains. However‚ Inman‚ the soldier‚ is not alone in his journey. Although separated by distance‚ Inman’s life long lover‚ Ada‚ is experiencing a mental journey while transitioning from an urban lifestyle to a now Blue Ridge Mountain girl. Cold Mountain has taken warfare‚ love‚ freedom‚ and self-knowledge
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age‚ the glacier melted over millions of years Longs Peak is a popular landmark and hiking destination in the Rocky Mountain National Park. Like all mountains in the rocky mountains‚ Longs Peak was formed during the laramide orgeny. Longs Peak is about 9‚500 feet tall and made of metamorphic and igneous rock. Mount Meeker is yet another popular landmark in the Rocky Mountain National Park.Mount Meeker was also was formed during the laramide orgeny. Mount Meeker is about 13‚911 feet tall and
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Yucca Mountain Yucca Mountain. Just a mountain you may think‚ but not just any mountain. A mountain that our Congressmen decided would be a great repository storage facility for spent nuclear reactor fuel and other radioactive waste. 196 billion dollars were spent towards this project. Back in 1987‚ this project was the ideal project to store radioactive waste. As the 1990’s and 2000’s crept in‚ Nevada’s residents were against this idea big time. Funding for the Yucca Mountain Repository was
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The Great Smoky Mountains If you have never been to The Great Smoky Mountains‚ it is definitely worth the drive. We strapped our luggage to the top of my Jeep to save room for the three anxious kids and our over grown "puppy"‚ a five month old german shepherd/great pyrennee’s mix. With everyone packed in like sardines in a can‚ we set out on our much needed first family vacation! We left home on a rainy Wednesday morning‚ the day after Christmas.With the company of "The Blue Collar Comedy
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What is Pet Mountain? Pet Mountain is the leading online retailer of pet products and supplies for all kinds of pets including dogs‚ cats‚ birds‚ rodents‚ fish and reptiles at discounted prices. Pet lovers can browse through its vast selection of over 20‚000 products in more than 300 categories on their website. Their products include pet food‚ cages‚ carriers‚ accessories‚ aquarium‚ pond‚ fish tank supplies‚ and much more. No matter what kind of pet you have‚ Pet Mountain has everything that you
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The Novel of Salvation on Sand Mountain is a 1995 non-fiction book written by Dennis Covington. The book begins with Covington’s first visit to a Church of God with Signs Following‚ located in an old gas station. It is here that he meets many of the longtime members of the church‚ and comes to find that the following has decreased in numbers due to the conviction of Glenn Summerford. In this first service‚ no snakes are taken out‚ but Covington does notice some peculiar things about the church such
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