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Peck, John Mason. A Gazetteer of Illinois . . . , 36. Second edition, entirely revised,
corrected and enlarged. Philadelphia: Grigg & Elliot, 1837.
Those who are particularly desirous of information concerning the millions of warriors,
and the bloody battles in which more were slain than ever fell in all the wars of Alexander,
Cæsar, or Napoleon, with a particular description of their military works, would do well to read
the “Book of Mormon,” made out of the “golden plates” of that distinguished antiquarian Joe
Smith!
It is far superior to some modern productions on western antiquities, because it furnishes
us with the names and biography of the principal men who were concerned in these enterprises,
with many of the particulars of their wars for several centuries. But, seriously, the attention of
scientific men is invited to this subject.
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| Author | Peck, John Mason, 1789-1858 |
| Title | A Gazeteer of Illinois |
| Edition | Electronic reproduction |
| Abstract | Sarcastic reference to the Book of Mormon as a source for the history of American antiquities. |
| Publisher Original | Grigg & Elliot |
| Date Original | 1837 |
| Notes | Quoted from the second edition, 1837 (first edition, 1834). |
| Digital Publisher | Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship at Brigham Young University |
| Date Digital | 2009-06 |
| Owning Institution | Brigham Young University |
| Subject | Book of Mormon--History; |
| Geographic Place Name | Philadelphia (Pa.); |
| Genre | Books; Gazeteers; |
| Keywords | golden plates; Book of Mormon; |
| Source | A Gazetteer of Illinois, 36. Second Edition, entirely revised, corrected and enlarged. Philadelphia: Grigg & Elliot, 1837. |
| Language | English; eng; en; |
| Patron Usage Instructions | http://www.lib.byu.edu/genericnote_copyright.html |
| Copyright status/owner | Public Domain, Courtesy Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship at Brigham Young University |
| Type | text |
| Format | application/pdf |
| Conversion specifications | E-Image Data Scanpro 1000; 600dpi; pdf |
| Full text | Transcriptions provided by the Maxwell Institute |
| Identifier | 1837_Peck |
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