Book of Mormon and Mound Builder Myth - Dan Vogel

In this video, I will explore in detail the once popular Mound Builder Myth and show why the Book of Mormon’s version of ancient American history was both familiar and credible to the first readers of the book. This video is based on chapter 4 of Dan Vogel, Indian Origins and the Book of Mormon: Religious Solutions from Columbus to Joseph Smith (Salt Lake City: Signature Books, 1986). online at