▁of ▁the ▁Book ▁of ▁M orm on . ▁▁ ▁Writing ▁career ▁▁ ▁Pri est ▁decided ▁to ▁give ▁up ▁his ▁profession ▁as ▁a ▁le ather ▁worker ▁and ▁become ▁a ▁writer . ▁His ▁first ▁book , ▁in ▁a ▁genre ▁now ▁identified ▁as ▁crypt oz o ology ▁was ▁The ▁W onders ▁of ▁Nature ▁and ▁Prov idence , ▁Display ed , ▁compiled ▁from ▁Auth entic ▁S ources , ▁Both ▁An cient ▁and ▁Modern , ▁G iving ▁an ▁Account ▁of ▁Vari ous ▁and ▁Str ange ▁Ph en omena ▁Ex isting ▁in ▁Nature , ▁of ▁Tra vel s , ▁Advent ures , ▁Sing ular ▁Pro vid ences , ▁& c . ▁( 1 8 2 6 ). ▁ ▁His ▁other ▁major ▁publications ▁were ▁American ▁Anti qu ities ▁and ▁Disc over ies ▁of ▁the ▁West ▁( 1 8 3 3 ) ▁and ▁S la very , ▁As ▁It ▁Rel ates ▁to ▁the ▁Neg ro ▁( 1 8 4 3 ), ▁each ▁of ▁which ▁was ▁published ▁in ▁multiple ▁ed itions . ▁ ▁His ▁writing ▁about ▁American ▁pre history — and ▁this ▁comment ▁is ▁not ▁made ▁entirely ▁to ▁be ▁hum orous — m ight ▁be ▁class ified ▁as ▁science ▁fiction ▁or ▁fant asy ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁a ▁sub gen re ▁of ▁American ▁Rom antic ism , ▁the ▁elements ▁of ▁which ▁are ▁pron ounced ▁in ▁the ▁early ▁products ▁of ▁popular ▁culture . ▁Win th rop ▁H illy er ▁Dun can ▁writes , ▁“ This ▁author ▁is ▁thought ▁by ▁some ▁to ▁have ▁been ▁the ▁cre ator ▁or ▁for er un ner ▁of ▁the ▁popular