Charles H. Whittier

Charles H. Whittier is a Specialist in Humanities and Religion with the Congressional Research Service of the Library of Congress. Stephen W. Stathis is an Analyst i

The Enigma of Solomon Spalding

Articles/Essays – Volume 10, No. 4

“Every man’s life,” wrote Emerson, “is a secret known only to God.” Certainly this must be said of Solomon Spalding, much of whose story remains obsure. The events of his life suggest a pattern of…