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Manuscript Found

The Complete Original "Spaulding Manuscript"

Kent P. Jackson, Editor
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Out of Print

Table of Contents

  • What is “Manuscript Found”?
    Rex C. Reeve Jr.
  • Editor’s Introduction
    Kent P. Jackson
  • Introduction
  • Chapter 1
    An Epitomy « of > some part> of the Authors life & of his <arival> in America—
  • Chapter 2
    An account of the settlement of the ships Company—& many particulars respecting the Natives.
  • Chapter 3
    Many particulars respecting the Natives
  • Chapter 4
    A journey to the N.W. & removall.
  • Chapter 5
    A discription of the Ohons, & manner of procuring a living
  • Chapter 6
    Discription of the Learning Relligion [1] & customs of the Ohons
  • Chapter 7
    Relion. VII.
  • Chapter 8
    An Account of Baska.
  • Chapter 8
    Capt VIII
  • Chapter 9
    Goverment & money
  • Chapter 10
    Miletary <forts.> arangement. amusements. <Custom.>Extent of the Empirs
  • Chapter 11
    Chat [I] XI—
  • Chapter 12
    Chap XII.—
  • Chapter 14
    Chap—XIV

About the Book

This was the first-ever facsimile edition of Manuscript Found, which preserves the original unedited words, spelling, and punctuation of Spaulding’s handwritten text published. While Manuscript Found will undoubtedly never become a literary classic, modern readers will enjoy the charm, spontaneity, and subtle humor of its author. Spaulding’s novel provides an engaging view into one man’s fanciful reconstruction of Native American life. But it will not take long for readers to see that it bears no resemblance to the Book of Mormon. Nevertheless, this unique edition will be a useful reference for students of Latter-day Saint history and nineteenth-century American culture.

ISBN 9781570082979

Published in 1996

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