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English
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Lucy Smith's History and Abner Cole's Piracy of Extracts from the Book of Mormon
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Regional Studies in Latter-day Saint Church History : New York-Pennsylvania
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Provo, UT
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Department of Church History and Doctrine, BYU
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49-67
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"[T]his paper examines Lucy's version of a well-known episode--Abner Cole's efforts to publish portions of the Book of Mormon prior to its official publication--in light of what independent, outside sources tell us about the event... Although basing generalizations on a single test case can be a risky exercise, understanding how well these various accounts hold up against close scrutiny in this one case should offer some additional insights into how accurate Lucy's original history as a whole might be and aid us in evaluating how helpful later revisions have or have not been in increasing the reliability of her story." [From author's introduction]