Publisher's Synopsis
"The New All-too-True-Blue History of Utah" is a creative history of Utah (or an "alternative" history, if you will). Events that are covered include, but are not limited to: Time Immemorial -- Megafauna and Ancient Puebloans 1540 - Wannabe Conquistador 1824 -- Jim Bridger Discovers Pepper Lake 1847 -- Mormons Arrive in Utah, Mexico 1848 -- Treaty of Guacamole Fandango 1849 -- Brigham Olde Spells 'Desert' Wrong 1854 - Polygamy Unveiled 1857 -- Mountain Meadows Massacre 1869 -- The Striking of the Spike 1908 -- Butch Cassidy Killed 1912 -- "Riders of the Purple Sage" 1950 -- "Wagon Master" 1968 -- "Desert Solitaire" 1979 -- "The Executioner's Song" Book 1999 -- Tornado Strikes Pepper Lake City 2010 -- "127 Hours" 2012 -- Mormon Church Apologizes for Baptism by Proxy Many of the events have explanatory images to help you visualize the history lessons.
