Solomon Spalding (February 20, 1761 – October 20, 1816) was the author of the Manuscript Story, a work of fiction about the lost civilization of the mound builders of North America. After Spalding's death, a number of individuals suggested that Manuscript Story was identical or similar to portions of the Book of Mormon, a scripture in the Latter Day Saint movement.
Read more about Solomon Spalding: Biography, Spalding Manuscript
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“Take us the foxes, the little foxes, that spoil the vines: for our
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—Bible: Hebrew The Song of Solomon (l. II, 15)