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LIFE Titanic: The Tragedy That Shook the World
by The Editors of LIFEThe tragedy that shook the world.Well over 100 years after the sinking of the Titanic, it remains one of the tragedies that loom large in our collective memories and imaginations, not just for the enormous loss of life, but also for the fact that it shouldn't have happened. From the construction of the ship and its maiden voyage, to its collision with an iceberg in the North Atlantic, the entire, fateful journey is chronicled in LIFE Titanic. This classic Special Edition is filled with stunning photography, authoritative text and archival documents that take you to the time period, and place you below the deck to see the ship's inner workings, imagine the lavish meals served in the dining room, and meet many of the illustrious guests on the RMS Titanic. Amazing photos of the survivors and the aftermath, plus a look at the Titanic's place in our shared history, make this a compelling guide to an unforgettable tragedy.
LIFE Walt Disney: From Mickey to the Magic Kingdom
by The Editors of LIFEDisney World is often referred to as the "happiest place on earth" and the character Mickey Mouse is long ingrained in our collective memory. The Walt Disney Company is one of the largest and most valuable companies in the world. But behind all of that was one ambitious small-town farm boy who failed as often as he succeeded, and finally found worldwide fame - thanks to a cartoon mouse.Throughout the rise of Walt Disney, LIFE magazine was there, covering everything from the first Mickey merchandising to the launch of Walt Disney World in 1971, and now in this all-new special edition, LIFE revisits both the man and the magic in LIFE Walt Disney: From Mickey to the Magic Kingdom. Very few people know that as a young entrepreneur, he struggled with bankruptcy, borrowing money until he had a hit with the Mickey Mouse cartoons in the late 1920s. Beloved movies of today - Pinocchio, Fantasia, and Bambi - bombed when first released, and it wasn't until the astronomical success of Disneyland in 1951 that finally put his company into the black.From early days to troubled times, and successes and failures too numerous to count that bring us all to the World of Disney that we all know and love today, LIFE Walt Disney is a fitting tribute to a creative force that has and will continue to influence countless generations for years to come.
LIFE World War I: The Great War and the American Century
by The Editors of LifeIn 1914, the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand-who was in line for the throne of the Austro-Hungarian Empire-propelled Europe into a war unlike any the world had ever seen. But it would take yet another remarkable series of events for the United States to decide to enter the fray, a century ago in April of 1917. By the time the armistice arrived the following year, empires had fallen and 15 million combatants lay dead. And for the United States, the consequences of the decision to get involved would reverberate throughout would come to be known as the American Century, and still echo today.Includes:How the actions of teenage Bosnian nationalists set the war in motion-and why European leaders could not (or would not) stop itThe birth of modern warfare and the brutal results that came with poison gas, airplanes and tanksAmerican leaders facing a future in which isolation is no longer an optionHow the underprepared U.S. military helped put an end to years of war-and emerged one of the world's great fighting forcesPlus: the Versailles Treaty and the League of Nations and how they failed to avert an even more cataclysmic war two decades later
LIOVA (EBOOK)
by Marcos AguinisEl creador del Ejército Rojo, el líder -con Lenin- de la Revolución Rusa de octubre de 1917, el intelectual que generó la idea de la "revolución permanente", ese es el protagonista de esta nueva obra de Marcos Aguinis. Es el mismo León Trotsky, en su infancia y juventud, el que le permite al autor una proeza literaria: una novela de iniciación que sigue las huellas de una transformación apasionada y que culmina en la construcción de un personaje clave, que cambió la historia del siglo XX. Aguinis nos introduce en una historia fascinante, los entresijos, los claroscuros de un momento único cuya cima es la revolución bolchevique, hito mayor del comunismo. Con naturalidad, el texto se aferra a los oscilantes destellos ideológicos del protagonista y sus circunstancias, pero su trabajo mayor, su delicada orfebrería, es la de descubrir la esencia del hombre por sobre todas las cosas; un hombre con sueños que se pueden trocar en realidad. La acción de Liova (como llamaban a Trotsky de pequeño) nos lleva desde la infancia hasta la cumbre, pasando por los primeros escritos en Odesa, los destierros en Siberia, las fugas por la estepa llena de lobos, su formación a través de media Europa, los amores encontrados y los perdidos, las contradicciones, la familia, las traiciones, los grandes nombres (Máximo Gorki, Lenin, Rosa Luxemburgo) y los gestos de una domesticidad que desarma. Esta novela, provista de una intensidad asombrosa, arroja nueva luz sobre el personaje pero se lee "virtud de todas las narraciones cinceladas por Marcos Aguinis" como un vibrante relato de aventuras.
LMS & LNER Steam Locomotives: The Post War Era
by Malcolm CleggL M S & L N E R Steam Locomotives, is the result of over two decades of photographing steam locomotives in action in many parts of Britain covered by the former LMS and LNER Railway Companies. They were the two largest of the ‘Big Four’ Railway Companies which operated in Britain between 1923 and 1948. The majority of the photographs were taken during the British Railways era between 1948 and 1968. Although the author Malcolm Clegg has a sizeable collection of steam locomotive photographs taken during this period, the photographs which appear in this book are from the private collection of his lifelong friend and family relative, Mr Peter Cookson (a retired school-master), himself a railway historian, author and amateur photographer, who has kindly provided the photographs for publication in this book. Many of the photographs selected are rare and unusual for a variety of reasons which should appeal to railway historians and steam enthusiasts alike.
LMS Locomotive Design & Development: The Life and Work of Tom Coleman (Locomotive Portfolio Ser.)
by Tim Hillier-GravesIn 1958 one of Britain`s greatest locomotive designers died without public fanfare or recognition, mourned only by his family. Yet William Stanier, arguably one of our greatest engineers and his leader, said of him that without his Chief Draughtsman all he achieved with the LMS would not have been possible. How could such a man slip from our view and remain anonymous, although his Princess Coronations, Black 5s and 8Fs are regarded as three of the finest classes of locomotive ever built? And today many survive as stars to grace the ever growing preservation movement.In reality, Tom Coleman was an intensely private and modest man who never sought recognition or commendation. His need for privacy may be one reason why his life has remained shrouded in mystery for so long, but finally his story has been slowly pieced together from a wide variety of sources, many previously untapped. So now we can see for ourselves his great contribution to railway history and recognise his singular talents.
LO: Screendance Remixed (ISSN)
by Alanna Thain Priscilla GuyThis edited collection assembles international perspectives from artists, academics, and curators in the field to bring the insights of screendance theory and practice back into conversations with critical methods, at the intersections of popular culture, low-tech media practices, dance, and movement studies, and the minoritarian perspectives of feminism, queer theory, critical race studies and more.This book represents new vectors in screendance studies, featuring contributions by both artists and theoreticians, some of the most established voices in the field as well as the next generation of emerging scholars, artists, and curators. It builds on the foundational cartographies of screendance studies that attempted to sketch out what was particular to this practice. Sampling and reworking established forms of inquiry, artistic practice and spectatorial habits, and suspending and reorienting gestures into minoritarian forms, these conversations consider the affordances of screendance for reimaging the relations of bodies, technologies, and media today.This collection will be of great interest to students and scholars in dance studies, performance studies, cinema and media studies, feminist studies, and cultural studies.
LORD COCHRANE Y EL TESORO DEL SELKIRK (E
by GILBERTO VILLARROELEl marino más audaz de todos los tiempos regresa en una aventura de piratas. Chile, 1822. Terremoto y maremoto en Valparaíso. Lord Cochrane, almirante de la escuadra chilena, le salva la vida al general Bernardo O'Higgins. A manera de agradecimiento, el Director Supremo revela que una vez estuvo a punto de despedirlo y de ofrecerle, como compensación, el archipiélago de Juan Fernández. Y que, en Robinson Crusoe, la isla principal del archipiélago, el corsario Alexander Selkirk escondió en 1704 un tesoro que nadie ha podido encontrar. Todo indica que el tesoro es una reliquia que Selkirk trajo consigo desde una región del estrecho de Magallanes que los aborígenes llaman Las Montañas de la Locura. Este lugar habría sido el primer hogar en la Tierra de un dios venido desde las estrellas, el inmortal Cthulhu. Intrigado, Lord Cochrane parte hacia Juan Fernández junto a su amiga Maria Graham y al capitán Eonet. Lo mismo hace un antiguo enemigo suyo, el capitán Gervasio Corrochano, un ex oficial de la Armada española que ahora está al mando de un buque pirata, el Águila.
LOVE AND MAYHEM
by Jan Coffey May McGoldrickThe great hall in Fleet Tower is quite the lively place. The McCalls are preparing for a wedding, and if that means unexpected arrivals, murder, mayhem, and chaos, all the better in this "laugh-out-loud comedy." Try getting married when your betrothed can wield an iron pot with deadly accuracy, her mad uncle thinks he's William Wallace, and her two maiden aunts can't finish a sentence—or a thought—on their own… Such are Sir Iain Armstrong's troubles when he sets out to wed Lady Marion, a convent-raised spitfire. All Iain wants to do is fulfill their fathers' wishes, appease two royal courts, and do what is best for the future of Scotland by putting an end to all the troubles in his part of the Borders. All she has to do is agree to marry him, which is the last thing on her mind when Iain arrives at the convent. She won't be taken without a fight. And even when Lady Marion realizes that Iain is a man of courage, intelligence, and seductively powerful shoulders, will her eccentric family do what her temper tantrums, willful ways, and pride have so far failed to do—and drive him away forever?
LRRP Team Leader: A Memoir of Vietnam
by John BurfordVietnam, 1968. All of Sergeant John Burford's missions with F Company, 58th Infantry were deep in hostile territory. As leader of a six-man LRRP team, he found the enemy, staged ambushes, called in precision strikes, and rescued downed pilots. The lives of the entire team depended on his leadership and their combined skill and guts. A single mistake--a moment of panic--could mean death for everyone.From the Paperback edition.
LS Lowry
by Damian HarveyFollow the life of LS Lowry from his childhood industrial roots to becoming a modern day celebrity artist.Discover the stories of people who have helped to shape history, ranging from early explorers such as Christopher Columbus to more modern figures like Tim Berners-Lee, inventor of the World Wide Web.These chapter books combine historical fact with engaging narrative and humourous illustration, perfect for the newly independent reader.
LS Lowry (History Heroes #8)
by Damian HarveyFollow the life of LS Lowry from his childhood industrial roots to becoming a modern day celebrity artist.Discover the stories of people who have helped to shape history, ranging from early explorers such as Christopher Columbus to more modern figures like Tim Berners-Lee, inventor of the World Wide Web.These chapter books combine historical fact with engaging narrative and humourous illustration, perfect for the newly independent reader.
LSD — The Wonder Child: The Golden Age of Psychedelic Research in the 1950s
by Thomas Hatsis• Explores the different groups--from research labs to the military--who were seeking how best to utilize LSD and other promising psychedelics like mescaline • Reintroduces forgotten scientists like Robert Hyde and Rosalind Heywood • Looks at the CIA&’s notorious top-secret mind-control program MKUltra • Reveals how intellectuals, philosophers, artists, and mystics of the 1950s used LSD to bring ancient rites into the modern ageExploring the initial stages of psychedelic study in Europe and America, Thomas Hatsis offers a full history of the psychedelic-fueled revolution in healing and consciousness expansion that blossomed in the 1950s--the first &“golden age&” of psychedelic research. Revealing LSD as a &“wonder child&” rather than Albert Hofmann&’s infamous &“problem child,&” the author focuses on the extensive studies with LSD that took place in the &’50s. He explores the different groups--from research labs to the military to bohemian art circles--who were seeking how best to utilize LSD and other promising psychedelics like mescaline. Sharing the details of many primary source medical reports, the author examines how doctors saw LSD as a tool to gain access to the minds of schizophrenics and thus better understand the causes of mental illness.The author also looks at how the CIA believed LSD could be turned into a powerful mind-control weapon, including a full account of the notorious top-secret program MKUltra. Reintroducing forgotten scientists like Robert Hyde, the first American to take LSD, and parapsychologist Rosalind Heywood, who believed LSD and mescaline opened doors to mystical and psychic abilities, the author also discusses how the infl uences of Central American mushroom ceremonies and peyote rites crossbred with experimental Western mysticism during the 1950s, turning LSD from a possible madness mimicker or mind weapon into a sacramental medicine. Finally, he explores how philosophers, parapsychologists, and mystics sought to use LSD to usher in a new age of human awareness.
LSU Law: The Louisiana State University Law School from 1906 to 1977
by W. Lee HargraveFrom its founding in 1906, the Louisiana State University Law School has offered its students a truly distinctive legal education. Integrated programs in Louisiana’s unique civil law, in Anglo-American common law and federal law, and in international and comparative law create a global law curriculum recognized for both its academic excellence and its outstanding teaching, research, and public service faculty. In LSU Law, alumnus and professor W. Lee Hargrave chronicles the first seventy years of this institution—from its opening classes to the death of its longtime dean, Paul M. Hebert, and its transformation into an autonomous Law Center. He reveals the faces and forces that have helped to create the special mystique surrounding the school and the significance attached to a law degree from LSU.After an initial discussion of the legal profession in Louisiana before the establishment of formal academic instruction, Hargrave maps the school’s growth and development. He charts the organizational difficulties of the early years, reputation building in the twenties, politically influenced extravagance in the thirties, wartime challenges in the forties, return to normalcy in the fifties, steady growth in the sixties, and overcrowding in the seventies. Throughout, he explores all aspects of the school—its administrators and faculty, student body, shifting admission requirements, curriculum, grading system debates, influence on Louisiana’s legal community and state government, and much more. He also describes how students lived and learned during each era and discusses the effects of outside people and events—including Huey P. Long, World War II, and the civil rights movement—on the school. Hargrave tells the history of the LSU Law School in the context of changes that occurred in legal education throughout the United States, making his work of interest to legal historians and the national law school community. Alumni will also appreciate this detailed study of what has become a Louisiana institution.
LSU Rural Life Museum and Windrush Gardens, The: A Living History
by Faye PhillipsIn 1861, Louisiana settler William S. Pike established an incredible five-hundred-acre plantation seven miles from the heart of present-day Baton Rouge. His progeny continued to cherish the land for generations, all while pursuing unique and active lives. William Stephen Pike Burden Jr. became an amateur magician, and Ollie Brice Steele Burden, inspired by the formal gardens of Europe, designed Windrush Gardens. Today, the land is home to Louisiana State University's Rural Life Museum and houses rare collections of Louisiana folk life and working plantation materials. In this comprehensive history of LSU's beloved landmark, archivist Faye Phillips brings to life the hardships and toils, vision and determination of families in eighteenth- and nineteenth-century Louisiana.
LTG James M. Gavin: Theory And Influence
by Major Edward P. GavinThis monograph approached Lieutenant General James M. Gavin as a military theorist and explored his influence as the Army transitioned from World War II to the Cold War. Gavin's theory of future warfare required an army with capability in atomic and non-atomic warfare and he recognized the need for readiness for both limited peripheral wars and general war. His theory shaped his vision of the functions, organizations, and technology required to succeed in future conflicts. Gavin organized much of his writing around the concepts of mobility, firepower, and control that he felt were critical for future warfare. His influence shaped development of tactical nuclear weapons, missiles, air mobility, and organizational transformation following World War II and into the Cold War.Gavin's theory of future warfare, his understanding of the Soviet threat, and his concepts of firepower, mobility, and control informed his model of how the Army should organize for future warfare. He envisioned flexible division organizations, capable of fighting dispersed over significant depth, enabled by superior air and ground mobility to deliver firepower adequate prevail on future battlefields...The organization that epitomized Gavin's concepts was the air mobile division that developed from his sky cavalry concept. Gavin's advocacy for the air mobility concept and his specific actions to advance personnel and positions to build and refine sky cavalry and air mobility capabilities were key factors in the eventual development and acceptance of the airmobile division. While airmobile divisions and sky cavalry would likely have emerged without Gavin, his influence clearly advanced the ideas and shaped the form of the organizations.
La Alhambra de Salomón
by José Luis SerranoBajo la actual Alhambra laten un palacio legendario, una sinagoga mística y una residencia paradisíaca. Y la verdadera historia de su construcción se encuentra en estas páginas. Corre el año 1002. Tras la muerte del padre, la familia Nagrela llega a Córdoba, capital de Al Ándalus y la ciudad más grande del mundo. La historia de una época de esplendor y cultura. Una historia de amor y de luchas familiares. La historia de la construcción de la Alhambra de Granada.Allí establecen su negocio de plantas medicinales y remedios de espagírica. Samuel Nagrela, el segundo varón de la familia, cultiva el comercio y, al mismo tiempo, estudia la ciencia de los griegos, la jurisprudencia judía, el derecho musulmán, el Corán, la Biblia, el Tamud, la lengua aramea, la medicina hipocrática y un oficio que habría de cambiarle la vida: el de calígrafo de la lengua árabe.En el 1013 el ya rabino Samuel inicia su viaje de exilio, tras la guerra civil. Está convencido de que lo guía la Divina Providencia y de que algún día será príncipe de todos los judíos andalusíes. En ese viaje iniciático conocerá a Ilbia, una joven noble recluida en el castillo de Salobreña, con asombrosos conocimientos matemáticos y arquitectónicos, y que habría de convertirse en la mujer de su vida y en la artífice de su sueño: años más tarde, convertido ya en un hombre rico y poderoso, Samuel construirá el nuevo templo de Salomón.
La Amante Encanta a Su Marquès
by Christina McKnightEl nieto de un marqués poco convencional e hijo de una mujer desgraciadamente famosa, Elijah Watson, Marqués de Ridgefeld, ha pasado la mayor parte de su vida fuera de Londres. Su crianza atípica le ha dejado un profundo deseo de echar raíces y de llevar la vida de una familia tradicional, y está determinado a vivir más allá de todo reproche. Cuando conoce a la señorita Samantha Pengarden, cree que ha encontrado la mujer con la cual desea casarse –excepto que ella le tiene reservadas otras ideas mucho más sensuales. Conocida en la alta sociedad como la hija rebelde e ilegítima de la no muy respetable madama de la londinense Craven House, Samantha nunca antes había tenido que enfrentar al mundo sin su tímida gemela –hasta ahora. El casamiento de su hermana y el regreso del canalla de su padre la dejan sola y sin rumbo. Cuando Elijah accede a acompañarla a los sitios de la peor calaña de la ciudad, piensa que por fin ha encontrado un hombre con un gusto por el escándalo y el conocimiento de los asuntos de la carne. Pero nunca contó con que Elijah fuera tan honorable. Cuando el nombre de Samantha aparece como la amante del Marqués de Ridgefeld en una lista en el libro de apuesta del club de caballeros White, su reputación está en ruinas –y solo Elijah puede salvarla. ¿Podrán dos almas completamente opuestas unirse en un amor que es seguro durará por siempre?
La Antigua Roma (La loca historia de la humanidad #Volumen 2)
by Josep Busquet Àlex López¿Sabías que...En el Circo Máximo cabían más espectadores que en un estadio de fútbol?La mascota favorita de Julio César era una jirafa?En la Antigua Roma llegó a estar prohibido llevar pantalones?¡Descubre el mundo antiguo con LOS TEMPO, la familia más alocada y aventurera de todos los tiempos!INCLUYE:PasatiemposCómicsBastantes romanosAlgunos leonesMucho, mucho humor
La Antigüedad: La Antigüedad (Historia de las mujeres #Volumen 1)
by Georges DubyEsta obra busca analizar cómo las relaciones de los sexos condicionan la evolución de las sociedades y la necesidad de que las mujeres encuentren, al fin, su espacio propio. Esta Historia de las mujeres responde a la necesidad de ceder la palabra a las mujeres. Alejadas, desde la Antigüedad, del escenario donde se enfrentan a los dueños del destino, reconstruir su historia significa describir su lento acceso a los medios de expresión y su conversión en persona que asume un papel protagonista. Este análisis implica, asimismo, que las relaciones entre los sexos condicionan los acontecimientos, o la evolución de las sociedades. No se buscan conclusiones tajantes sino que las mujeres encuentren, al fin, su espacio propio. Tomando la periodización habitual y el espacio del mundo occidental, esta obra se divide en cinco volúmenes independientes pero complementarios. Este primer volumen trata de las funciones y roles sociales de las mujeres en la Grecia antigua y en Roma.
La Argentina
by María Sáenz QuesadaLa Argentina. Historia del país y de su gente, de María Sáenz Quesada, sintetiza el recorrido histórico que va desde la fundación de la sociedad colonial hasta nuestros días. Este singular relato historiográfico abarca la construcción de la República del siglo XIX, la gran inmigración y la prosperidad económica, la inestabilidad política en el siglo XX y la crisis de comienzos del milenio, la debacle del 2001 y el período de recuperación iniciado con las presidencias de Néstor Kirchner y Cristina Fernández. El texto, rigurosamente cronológico, consta de 74 capítulos pensados para ser leídos en forma independiente. Se organiza alrededor de los hechos políticos sobresalientes, pero incluye referencias a la vida privada, rasgos biográficos de los protagonistas, el clima de ideas y la sensibilidad de cada época, además de ejemplos para que el pasado se humanice y se vuelva más cercano y comprensible. Serio y entretenido a la vez, este libro se constituye en una obra indispensable para el conocimiento y el estudio de nuestra historia, y resulta un excelente auxiliar en la indagación de la identidad, un tema clave de nuestra cultura en el comienzo del tercer milenio.
La Argentina (Edición Corregida y Actualizada): Historia del país y de su gente
by María Sáenz QuesadaSáenz Quesada sintetiza el recorrido histórico y cronológico que vadesde la fundación de la sociedad colonial hasta la actualidad. Son 74capítulos pensados para ser leídos en forma independiente, que incluyenlos hechos políticos sobresalientes, pero también referencias a la vidaprivada, rasgos biográficos de los protagonistas, el clima de ideas y lasensibilidad de cada época, además de ejemplos para que el pasado sehumanice y se vuelva más cercano y comprensible. Este singular relato historiográfico abarca la construcción de laRepública del siglo XIX, la gran inmigración y la prosperidad económica,la inestabilidad política en el siglo XX y la crisis de comienzos delmilenio, la debacle del 2001y el período de recuperación iniciado conlas presidencias de Néstor Kirchner y Cristina Fernández.Serio y entretenido a la vez, este libro se constituye en una obraindispensable para el conocimiento y el estudio de la historiaargentina, y resulta un excelente auxiliar en la indagación de laidentidad.
La Armada desconocida de Jorge Juan (Historia Incógnita)
by Víctor San JuanDon Jorge Juan y Santacilia: Marino, ingeniero, explorador, científico, literato. Genio de la construcción naval. Descubra la gran aventura del diseño y construcción de estos avanzados navíos a vela y su participación en los episodios clave de la historia española de los Siglos XVIII y XIX. Una generación de buques injustamente olvidada que marcaron toda una época.Conozca la obra del ilustrado, científico, capitán de navío Jorge Juan, a través de su legado, medio centenar de navíos construidos entre 1751 y 1769, algunos de los cuales, como el Santísima Trinidad, Septentrión, Guerrero, Vencedor, Glorioso, Velasco, Princesa o Santiago de España, marcaron toda una época. Esta es su historia y, a través de ellos, del genio que los construyó. Estamos acostumbrados a considerar la figura del matemático, marino e ilustrado español Jorge Juan bajo el prisma histórico de su obra científica, sus aventuras en Iberoamérica, Inglaterra y Marruecos o su valor como representante de la ilustración española; pero nunca se ha hecho un inventario de la que fue su gran obra, los navíos que se construyeron bajo su dirección.
La Artillera
by Ángeles De IrisarriLa lucha de España por la igualdad. Agustina de Aragón, conocida como la Artillera, junto a la condesa de Bureta, Manuela Sancho, Casta Álvarez, María Lostal, María Agustín y la madre Rafols sobrevivieron en una ciudad en la que el cronista Casamayor escribió que los atacantes -más parecían Nerones que franceses-, en la que el último muerto dejaba enseguida de ser último en una sucesión aterradora. Estas mujeres y otras, y otros muchos hombres, sin nada que llevarse a la boca y rodeados de muertos, pues la peste hizo acto de presencia en Zaragoza en lo más crudo del invierno y del combate, quedaron inscritas con letras de oro en la Historia de España por sus heroicos hechos en defensa de la libertad. Ángeles de Irisarri recrea en esta novela el día a día de la guerra muros adentro de la ciudad a través de diez mujeres, unas reales, otras imaginarias, que representan a todas las clases sociales y que, al grito de «Vencer o morir», fueron capaces de tomar las armas y hasta disparar cañones.
La Atlántida (Historia Incógnita)
by Luis E. Íñigo FernándezEntre el mito y la historia. Descubra la historia de la leyenda más cautivadora de la antigüedad: Desde el Antiguo Egipto, los Diálogos de Platón y las ancestrales tradiciones de los pueblos precolombinos, hasta los más profundos análisis científicos recientes. La apasionante investigación histórica de los orígenes del mito de la Atlántida, desde los Diálogos platónicos, la tradición egipcia, griega y romana, las tradiciones ancestrales de los pueblos precolombinos, la evolución del mito en la Edad Media y Moderna y su influencia en los navegantes como Cristóbal Colon, hasta su relación con el género utópico en el renacimiento y su diversificación en el siglo XIX: Julio Verne, Donnelly, madame Blavatsky, Edgar Cayce, el enfoque étnico supremacista de la Alemania nazi y los mitos de las otras Atlántidas, como Mu o Lemuria. La Atlántida es, quizá, el mito por excelencia de la cultura occidental en los últimos siglos. Para muchos, no existió nunca más allá de la imaginación de Platón, que quiso valerse de ella para enseñar una lección de política a sus seguidores; para otros su existencia fue tan real como la de cualquier otra de las grandes civilizaciones de la Antigüedad.