Atlantis in the Caribbean
And the Comet That Changed the World
Format:Paperback
Publisher:Inner Traditions Bear and Company
Published:3rd Nov '16
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The legend of Atlantis is one of the most intriguing mysteries of all time. Disproving many well-known Atlantis theories and providing a new hypothesis, the evidence for which continues to build, Andrew Collins shows that what Plato recounts is the memory of a major cataclysm at the end of the last Ice Age 13,000 years ago, when a comet devastated the island of Cuba and submerged part of the Bahaman landmass in the Caribbean. He parallels Plato’s account with corroborating ancient myths and legends from the indigenous people of North and South America, such as the Maya of Mesoamerica, the Quiché of Peru, the Yuchi of Oklahoma, the islanders of the Antilles, and the native peoples of Brazil.
“Collins has compiled the most thoughtful, comprehensive, and rational book ever written on the controversial topic of Atlantis. Skeptics deny that Plato’s Atlantis existed, but in this book compelling evidence is presented showing that an unrecognized and sophisticated maritime culture existed in the Atlantic during the last Ice Age.” * Gregory Little, Ed.D., psychologist, explorer, and author of The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Native *
“Collins produces a tantalizing pattern of oral and written evidence that Atlantis not only existed but probably was destroyed by a comet some 13,000 years ago.” * Boston Herald *
“Collins proves an engaging conductor of an exegetical tour of Plato’s writings about a civilization in the Western Ocean that vanished when a natural catastrophe befell its homeland. His book [will] enamor imaginations sparked by the legend of lost Atlantis.” * Booklist *
“Probably the most substantial and well researched book on Atlantis since Ignatius Donnelly.” * Colin Wilson, Daily Mail *
“A bold and imaginative attempt to understand the destruction of the legendary city of Atlantis, the creation of Mesoamerican civilization, and the end of the last Ice Age.” * Kirkus Reviews *
ISBN: 9781591432654
Dimensions: 229mm x 152mm x 25mm
Weight: 703g
528 pages
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