‘American Primeval’ and the Utah War — a historian’s take on the real men, real militias and real massacres
Yes. Though the Utah War has been called “bloodless,” in reality, Mormon militiamen in southern Utah perpetrated a horrific ...
‘American Primeval’ left this historian confused and frustrated. Here’s why
When people don’t see themselves, their forebears, or their history reflected in contextualized and nuanced ways, it’s easy ...
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What to Watch and Read if You’re Into ‘American Primeval’
As a whole, these books take apart the heroic myths that “American Primeval” critiques with its blunt-force violence — even as the show indulges in some of those myths. (For instance ...
What the tired tropes of ‘American Primeval’ get wrong about Brigham Young, early Latter-day Saints
The Netflix miniseries is a false depiction that draws on negative stereotypes, writes Matt Grow, managing director of Church ...
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What to watch and read if you’re into Netflix’s ‘American Primeval’
As a whole, these books take apart the heroic myths that “American Primeval” critiques with its blunt-force violence — even as the show indulges in some of those myths. (For instance ...