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Destruction of Atlantis: Ragnarok: Age of Fire and Gravel
Destruction of Atlantis Ragnarok Age of Fire and Gravel Author:Ignatius Donnelly Born in Philadelphia in 1831, Ignatius Donnelly studied law and was admitted to the bar at age 22, and then moved to the St. Paul, Minnesota area with his wife in 1856. In 1859, at the age of 28 he became Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota, and in 1863 a Congressman, which post he held for 8 years. In 1870 he returned home to write the books which... more » have made him famous: Atlantis, the Antediluvian World, which appeared in 1882; Ragnarok, the Age of Fire and Gravel, published in 1883. Returning to politics again, he became a leader in the reform movement of the Farmer's Alliance, and was instrumental in the founding of the Populist Party and wrote the text of its platform for the 1892 elections. After further writings, politics and lecturing, he died in 1901 at his home in Nininger City, Minnesota.
The intuitive scholarship and wealth of detail contained in this book, the infinite work and patience required to assemble the facts, the realization that he was charting new spiritual territory--all these bear witness to his own statement that he created these books in response to "a summons within me." Today, some ninety years later, his writings on Atlantis are still basic, valid and essential.« less