McKinnon continues his collection of documents regarding the war, using the same editorial procedures he did in the first volume. This volume begins with the war spreading to New Mexico, and covers Mormon war strategy; Johnston reacts; Rio Colorado; west coast defenses; Pacific adventures, presidential intrigue; Kane's passage to Utah; Kane among the Mormons; raising regulars, volunteers, and Sam Houston; Kane and Turmoil at Camp Scott; the Mormon move south; the mountain moves to Mohammed; the players maneuver; the testing of Alfred Cumming; the differing needs of Johnston, Buchanan, and Kane; enter the peace commissioners; and the army arrives. The Arthur H. Clark Co. is an imprint of the University of Oklahoma Press. Annotation 2017 Ringgold, Inc., Portland, OR (protoview.com)
