The reprint of Wilkin's classic book on the megaliths and mysteries of South America. This book predates Wilkin's book Secret Cities of Old South America published in 1952. Mysteries of Ancient South America was first published in 1947 and is considered a classic book of its kind. With diagrams, photographs and maps, Wilkins digs into old manuscripts and books to bring us some truly amazing stories of South America: a bizarre subterranean tunnel system; lost cities in the remote border jungles of Brazil; legends of Atlantis in South America; cataclysmic changes that shaped South America; and other strange stories from one of the world's greatest researchers.
Monstrous beasts, lost worlds, vanished civilizations, Amazon warriors, even Atlantis and Noahs ark figure in this wondrous and rare book. Hard to find in print before now, this obscure 1952 work is an artifact itself, of the postwar fascination with all things mysterious, from flying saucers to ancient astronauts to the third eye. In this wildly entertainingand more than a little bit preposterousdocument, Wilkins takes us from mountain jungles to unexplored swamps on a search for the hidden secrets of old South America. Seekers after the arcane and fans of the paranormal will delight in this odd and extraordinary volume. British journalist and historian HAROLD T. WILKINS (18911960) is also the author of Mysteries of Ancient South America (1945) and Mysteries of Time and Space (1958).
The reprint of Wilkin's classic book on the megaliths and mysteries of South America. This book predates Wilkin's book Secret Cities of Old South America published in 1952. Mysteries of Ancient South America was first published in 1947 and is considered a classic book of its kind. With diagrams, photographs and maps, Wilkins digs into old manuscripts and books to bring us some truly amazing stories of South America: a bizarre subterranean tunnel system; lost cities in the remote border jungles of Brazil; legends of Atlantis in South America; cataclysmic changes that shaped South America; and other strange stories from one of the world's greatest researchers.
Monstrous beasts, lost worlds, vanished civilizations, Amazon warriors, even Atlantis and Noahs ark figure in this wondrous and rare book. Hard to find in print before now, this obscure 1952 work is an artifact itself, of the postwar fascination with all things mysterious, from flying saucers to ancient astronauts to the third eye. In this wildly entertainingand more than a little bit preposterousdocument, Wilkins takes us from mountain jungles to unexplored swamps on a search for the hidden secrets of old South America. Seekers after the arcane and fans of the paranormal will delight in this odd and extraordinary volume. British journalist and historian HAROLD T. WILKINS (18911960) is also the author of Mysteries of Ancient South America (1945) and Mysteries of Time and Space (1958).
HERE ARE SOME OF THE MOST DISTURBING CASE HISTORIES OF THE STRANGE AND UNKNOWN THAT YOU WILL EVER ENCOUNTER PROOF THAT THERE ARE UNSEEN REALMS AND THAT THE UNIVERSE IS FOR PERPLEXING THAN WE EVER CONTEMPLATED. It may have a long title, but the works of Harold T. Wilkins are nothing to sneer at. Noted historian Timothy Green Beckley has proclaimed Harold T Wilkins one of the most important writers on the paranormal of ALL TIME, "who immersed himself in tales of Atlantis, lost civilizations in the jungle of South America, haunted treasure troves of infamous pirates, and prehistoric creatures which may still be alive. In the l950s Wilkins became mesmerized by the earliest flying saucer accounts, and his works FLYING SAUCERS ON THE ATTACK and FLYING SAUCERS UNCENSORED became popular hits because of their controversial nature. Here are electrifying reports of the unknown. . . Recounted is the history of a militant race of Atlantean warriors who could only be killed by stones or wood because they were invulnerable to steel. And read a terrifying account of a fire breathing monster which emerged from a UFO in 1952. Witnesses say a half-man/half-dragon creature, 10 feet tall with a red/orange face and green body was seen floating just above the ground! And do exotic creatures still exist in the deepest jungles of the world? Read about a brave reporter found ripped to shreds by a King Kong-like monster, and the native women who coupled with large "apes." Also included are the world's most mysterious creatures: Unicorns, the Abominable Snowman of the Himalayas and a bird with the head of a monkey.
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