

Paperback: 368 pages
Publisher: Bear & Company; 1 edition (December 27, 2013)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1591431719
ISBN-13: 978-1591431718
Product Dimensions: 6 x 0.9 x 9 inches
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Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars See all reviews (277 customer reviews)
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Running the site "Ghost Hunting Theories," I have spent a great deal of my focus on the unexplained in the realm of the ancient giants. I've read so many books and articles on the subject and written so many postings about it, that I felt like I knew a good deal; until I read this book. "The Ancient Giants Who Ruled America: The Missing Skeletons and the Great Smithsonian Cover-Up" by Richard J. Dewhurst is my most prized book in my entire library (and I like to collect reference books). It has photos, tons of articles and documents, information about every aspect of the ancient giants you can't find anywhere else. Some people tell you their heights, some tell you the tools they had, or that a certain amount of them were found in a certain city, but this book goes into great specificity. It also ponders the obvious cover-up of this precious anthropological information and the potential ancient history of this race of people. It was brilliantly laid out, a super incredible read. In fact, I literally stayed up the night and read it. I could not put it down! I think I highlighted nearly every page with a highlighter marker and dog-earred a lot of pages. I love this book and that says a lot from a woman who is very critical about the books she considers worthy of her precious time. I highly recommend this as THE book on your shelf in regards to ancient giants.
I pre-ordered this book way back in September and could hardly wait until it was released at the end of December. I find this book incredibly well-researched and comprehensive. The book starts with Mr. Dewhurst's theories as to why the Smithsonian has been running a scam for over 100 years now with regard to the giant skeletons found in graves all over the US, and delves deeply into the articles that detailed the giants found all over the US in mounds, graves, bogs, etc.....I have thoroughly researched this topic but still learned quite a bit, though I'm nowhere near done reading the book. However, so far I'm impressed with the thorough hand and thought Mr. Dewhurst has put into this jewel. He has categorized his chapters into various relevant topics and not only talks about the giants, but talks about the copper mined here thousands of years ago (something I've only heard Scott Wolter speak about on America Unearthed), (relevant) hieroglyphs, tablets, and other topics relating to the giants (many giants were adorned with copper crowns and such). This would be the best and most comprehensive guide to the topic of pre-Columbian US history and giant skeletons, providing a plethora of news articles detailing these finds that have all but vanished from the annals of history. A debt of gratitude is due Mr. Dewhurst for tackling this topic with honesty and clarity. Thanks Mr. Dewhurst. I will recommend your book to all interested in this topic.
Quite an interesting book with all the evidence for North American giants in one place. (What about South America?) This along with: SCATTERED SKELETONS IN OUR CLOSET KAREN MUTTON 2011 lists evidence that challenges the mainstream archaeological paradigms (as do many serious books of archaeological heresy, some going back more than 50 years).One hopeful sign that the old guard paradigms are coming down is the History 2 channelâs program âAmerica Unearthedâ with forensic geologist Dr. Scott Wolter. He has proven that many so called âhoaxesâ (Kensington Rune Stone, Anubis Cave, Tucson Artifacts, Newport Tower, Las Lunas stones, etc.) are authentically ancient and show pre-columbian contact between the Americas, Africa/Eurasia, Pacific Ocean cultures, etc. dating back many millennia and down to historical times.NOTE TO SMITHSONIAN SCIENTISTS & POLICYMAKERS:Just because John Wesley Powell set the paradigm for âno old world contact before Columbus â except the Vikingsâ in the latter 19th century doesnât mean you have to still adhere to it; itâs outdated, obsolete, scientifically unsound, and extremely elistist. The world and science have changed drastically since then, and too many people realize that you are lying about what you have in storage. So open up your hidden collections and let qualified scholars investigate and analyze the artifacts and remains, and publish their findings without threat of loss of reputation and funding.
Early settlers, as they moved out across America and began farming the land, produced hundreds of reports on giants. Skeptics claim they are all hoaxes or frauds or animal bones. Trouble with this reasoning are these points: 1. Who was was getting rich and famous off these reports? No one. 2. People knew the difference between human and animal bones. Some of the old reports talk about both. 3. Are we to believe that this giant-hoax-conspiracy went on for decades and decades? Yes, there were known hoaxes. Newspapers occasionally purposefully wrote fake articles. But here the author has gathered together one of the biggest collections of giant reports from these papers in one place. Do they seem like hysterical, tabloid articles? Or are most of them just reporting the news? The only thing Dewurst doesn't do is a lot of analysis or commentary on the reports or in-depth history background. Nor do we investigate the Smithsonian angle that deeply. Go elsewhere for that, but get this book for your references. For more on early America's past, see books like Who Discovered America?,Cahokia,1491,Mound Builders and The First Americans.
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