The Spalding Enigma () von Wayne L Cowdrey

Foreword by Dr. Gene Edward Veith
Preface
Interpretation of Frequently Used Terms
Dramatis Personae
Introduction
1 Genesis
2 Memories
3 Synchronicities
4 The Letter
5 Red Herring
6 Hat Trick
7 Questions
8 Family Plot
9 The Elusive Oliver
10 The Gold Bible Business
11 The Mysterious Stranger
12 Revelations
Afterword
Appendices
Appendix I: A Chronology of Joseph Smith, Jr.: 1822-1830
Appendix II: The Detroit Manuscript
Appendix III: How to Make an Angel, & Other Miracles: Three Letters of Jesse J. Moss and other References
Appendix IV: Excerpt from Vernal Holly’s Book of Mormon Authorship: A Closer Look, and letter from Judge Joel King Noble to Prof. Jonathan Baldwin Turner (March 8, 1842)
Appendix V: The Cephas Dodd Hoax
Appendix VI: Solomon Spalding’s “The Frogs of Windham”
Appendix VII: The Cowderys Move Westward: Cowdery Family Migrations to Vermont, New York and Ohio; A Chronology: 1785-1830
Appendix VIII: Emma Smith’s 1845 Letter to the New York Sun
Appendix IX: Circumstances Surrounding Martin Harris’ 1828 Visit to Professor Robert Anthon of Columbia University
Appendix X: Facts and Statistics Regarding Travel in the Early 19th Century
Appendix XI: Selected Excerpts from the 1831 Letters of Ezra Booth
Appendix XII: Solomon Spalding’s Land Transactions: 1798-1812
Appendix XIII: The Curious Story of Solomon Spalding at Locust Hill
Appendix XIV: The “Wood Scrape” Incident
Appendix XV: Book of Mormon Wordprint Analysis
Appendix XVI: Religious Material in The Book of Mormon and the King James Bible Conundrum
Appendix XVII: Miscellaneous Items of Interest
Appendix XVIII: “Manuscript Found” and the Moroni Myth: The Importance of Being Honest (revised)
Index of End Notes
About the Authors
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