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If any boy or, girl, after perusing these pages, is inspired to turn direct to the beautiful and simple language of the Book of Mormon itself, the purpose of The Cities of the Sun has been accomplished. Several of these stories were first published in the Improvement Era, and acknowledgment is made to that magazine for the encouragement it extended to'the author, who traveled twice to Mexico and excavated among the ruins there to gain information at first hand. It is surprising that more has not been done dealing with the ancient history of the western world. Hun dreds of books have been written founded on the Bible, and there are some wonderfully colorful accounts of the founding of Christianity in judea, Alexandria, and Rome.

Excerpt from The Cities of the Sun: Stories of Ancient America Founded on Historical Incidents in the Book of Mormon The end justifies the means, so these stories are de signed to increase interest in the Book of Mormon.
