Daniel Wells of the Nauvoo Legion, ordering a militia to "exterminate" any Indigenous person in the Utah Valley who shows any hostility to Mormon settlers. Image: Utah State Archives, via ...

In 1845 mob violence against the Mormon community increased ... route on its north bank rather than risk encounters with other settlers on the Oregon Trail. The first half of the journey was ...

In the summer of 1833, settlers in Jackson County came under attack -- homes were shot up, haystacks set ablaze, and in July the Mormon printing press was destroyed. Autumn brought larger assaults ...

In 1857, a Mormon army murdered over 120 settlers — and covered up their involvement for decades Warning: American Primeval spoilers ahead! The only thing more horrific than the violent story of ...

As Mormon settlers head to the promised land at the San Juan river in Utah, they hire horse traders Travis Blue and Sandy as wagon masters. They have to forge a trail across unknown territory and ...