Review of Atlantis Pyramids Floods by Dennis Brooks
Dennis Brooks has spent over 20 years researching Atlantis. In 1995 he found that the Florida Plain matched the description Plato gave as the Plain of Atlantis. Since then, he has been looking for other ways to connect Atlantis to the Americas and Egypt. In 2012 he published a book called Atlantis, Ten Tribes of the Americas.
Did the ancient civilization of Atlantis truly exist?
Author Dennis Brooks in his short book Atlantis Pyramids Floods makes a compelling case that they did. Drawing on research as varied as the writings of Plato, a document called the Oera Linda book (allegedly one of the oldest on record), and an account by archaeologist Frank C. Given, the author points to an area on what is is now the state of Florida
The environs that made up the ancient kingdom might very well have been much larger than that, conceivably stretching from Florida to Texas.
He makes numerous reference to ancient and contemporary texts to support his claims that Atlantis was originally a mighty military power that, in a ten year war, attempted to conquer much of what is now Europe.
“Having already established colonies in Africa and (parts of) Europe, in 9840 B.C., the military forces of Atlantis crossed the Atlantic Ocean and started their campaign to conquer the world.”
The author also puts forth a theory that Atlantis, Egypt, and The Great Flood of Noah’s time were all inextricably connected. Pointing to ancient writings found on the inside walls of the Great Pyramid and several found in Mexico, he recounts the supposition that Atlantis was washed away in a cataclysmic flood, which he reckons to have been caused by meteorites striking the world’s oceans and causing horrific and sustained tsunamis that wiped the continent clean.
The author also cites a fascinating account of one copper miner in the area of Michigan, has found evidence of heavy, ancient mining.
“Who were these miners? When did they live, and where did they live, and where did they come from?” These are questions that are asked, but there are no answers.
In summary, the author lays most of the credit for his revelations at the feet of Plato:
“Most of the important information about Atlantis is found in Plato’s story. There we learned that Atlantis was a complex advanced civilization that flourished up to 11,500 years ago before it was destroyed by a cataclysmic act of nature. His description of its terrain features match the actual features well enough to find them on a map (today) and compare them.”
I will say that reading this book has brought home to me the very real possibility that this storied culture did, in fact, exist. Legends do have origins, after all, and this book sets out to prove this legend has plenty of basis in fact.
