Posted by:
SL Cabbie
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Date: February 02, 2012 07:45PM
Whitney wrote one early volume of revisionist dissembling, and Robert N. Baskin was moved to write this magificent rebuttal:
http://signaturebooks.com/2010/02/reminiscences-of-early-utah/I think this one belongs in every Exmo's library along with "No Man Knows My History," and a few others including works by Juanita Brooks, Will Bagley, David Bigler, and Grant Palmer (to name just a few).
J. Reuben Clark was a trustee of the ruling body at BYU and a large number of original pioneer journals were suppressed as well during his tenure there.
Brother Brigham was right; the Saints have some of the smoothest liars in the world...
SLC
Fastening on the ol' bullchip catcher in preparation for reading this article
Edited 3 time(s). Last edit at 02/02/2012 08:12PM by SL Cabbie.