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Title: Lost Cities of North & Central America (The Lost City Series) by David Hatcher Childress ISBN: 0-932813-09-7 Publisher: Adventures Unlimited Press Pub. Date: July, 1992 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $16.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.16 (19 reviews)
Rating: 4
Summary: Highly entertaining
Comment: I received this book as a birthday present last month from a friend who has read a number of Childress's books. As we share an interest in anthropology and have visited some of the sites in New Mexico mentioned in this book, she thought I would enjoy it. And I did! This book is part travelogue, part archaeology text, and part collection of legends, folktales, and any odd theories he comes across. The mix makes for interesting reading. Childress is intelligent and well-informed but quirky as well. His observations on people he meets and life in the places he visits are at times insightful, funny, and strange.
The only warning I'd give is that the books published by Adventures Unlimited tend to be poorly edited so don't be surprised to find some spelling and grammar errors present. Still, these errors didn't detract from my enjoyment of "Lost Cities of North and Central America."
This isn't a serious academic text, but it's quite informative, an excellent read, and lots of fun!
Rating: 4
Summary: who's the archeologist?
Comment: The book makes a great read, same as DHC's other books of the "Lost Cities" series. Very entertaining, thought provoking, and well written. One thing though: I don't get why the author keeps calling himself "a rogue archeologist": someone has to explain to him what archeologists do. DHC is no archeologist, whatever he might think; he's a traveler, a gossip gatherer, and a free spirit, but all this has little to do with archeology. I enjoyed his open-mindedness, and the relativism with which he judges most of the theories and hypotheses considered. Going through his whole opus, I can't help noticing that this writer is a really great guy, and that his travel companions and friends must have been lucky to have met him, but archeologist? Please, give me a break. And use some proofreader, for the next edition.
Rating: 3
Summary: A Travelogue of Archaeology
Comment: Much of this book is pleasant escape reading, and some of the things discussed are intriguing, such as tunnel systems associated with some ruins. The book was spoiled for me, however, when I came to chapters dealing with things I knew of firsthand. One major Northwest petroglyph site is placed in the wrong state. There are just enough wrongo facts to make me wonder how many others masquerade as reality in the text. I will reread the book in the future and enjoy the mysteries of past cultures south of the border, while keeping a salt block handy for the rest of it. His books certainly hold true to the basic instructions for finding lost cities - ask the locals. Few lost cities are truly lost to those who live in the area. They're just forgotten. Enjoy this as a tale told by a traveler, and a collection of some of the more interesting legends of American mystery archaeology. I don't really think there are Egyptian treasures in the Grand Canyon, but I would be delighted if they were real. The same holds true for the treasure-laden tunnels of Death Valley...
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Title: Lost Cities and Ancient Mysteries of South America (Lost Cities Series) by David Hatcher Childress ISBN: 093281302X Publisher: Adventures Unlimited Press Pub. Date: October, 1986 List Price(USD): $16.95 |
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Title: Lost Cities of Ancient Lemuria and the Pacific (The Lost City Series) by David Hatcher Childress ISBN: 0932813046 Publisher: Adventures Unlimited Press Pub. Date: January, 1988 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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Title: Lost Cities of Atlantis Ancient Europe & the Mediterranean (Lost Cities Series) by David Hatcher Childress ISBN: 0932813259 Publisher: Adventures Unlimited Press Pub. Date: November, 1995 List Price(USD): $16.95 |
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Title: Lost Cities of China, Central Asia and India (The Lost City Series) by David Hatcher Childress ISBN: 0932813070 Publisher: Adventures Unlimited Press Pub. Date: December, 1987 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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Title: Lost Cities and Ancient Mysteries of Africa and Arabia (The Lost City Series) by David H. Childress ISBN: 0932813062 Publisher: Adventures Unlimited Press Pub. Date: August, 1989 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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