View of the Hebrews is an 1823 book written by Ethan Smith which argues that Native Americans were descended from the Ten Lost Tribes, a not uncommon view in the nineteenth century. Numerous commentators on Mormon history, from LDS Church general authority B. H. Roberts to Fawn M. Brodie, biographer of Joseph Smith, have noted similarities in content between this and the subsequent Book of Mormon, first published in 1830. Mormons believe the Book of Mormon was translated from ancient golden plates, as recounted by their prophet Joseph Smith, Jr. in the text.
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