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2022
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St Martins Pr (1973), Edition: First Edition, 340 pages
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LibraryThing member tuckerresearch
A classic in the genre of speculative ancient history, Atlantis and "Columbus was last" theories. A speculative precursor to the New World History of cross-cultural contact even in ancient times.
LibraryThing member Patsact
Foolish but fun. Nice line drawings.
LibraryThing member librisissimo
Substance: The thesis is that ancient myths of gods and titans are twisted memories of early discoveries of the American continents, which has a certain plausibility. The evidence he produces is certainly suggestive, although not conclusive. One would do best to use this book as a guide to other
Style: Bailey is not a good writer, and does not marshal his evidence persuasively. He makes unsubstantiated claims as if they were proven by assertion, and repeats prior claims unnecessarily. Although the subject was interesting, the reading was tedious.
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sources.Style: Bailey is not a good writer, and does not marshal his evidence persuasively. He makes unsubstantiated claims as if they were proven by assertion, and repeats prior claims unnecessarily. Although the subject was interesting, the reading was tedious.
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Language
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English
ISBN
0312330057 / 9780312330057
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