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Ragnarok : the Age of Fire and GravelIgnatius Donnelly

Ragnarok : the Age of Fire and Gravel

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Original author: Ignatius Donnelly

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"Ragnarok: The Age of Fire and Gravel" by Ignatius Donnelly is a book published in 1883. Donnelly proposes that a massive comet struck Earth 12,000 years ago, destroying an advanced civilization and plunging survivors into a dark age. He supports his theory with geological evidence from the Great Lakes, chemically altered rocks, and ancient myths from cultures worldwide describing cosmic catastrophe, fire, floods, and prolonged darkness.

Ragnarok : the Age of Fire and Gravel, by Ignatius Donnelly. Republished by OpenStories from Project Gutenberg eBook #5109.

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35 Chapters

  1. 1.Front Matter351 words
  2. 2.Part IV: Conclusions235 words
  3. 3.Chapter I: The Characteristics of the Drift1,574 words
  4. 4.Chapter II: The Origin of the Drift Not Known429 words
  5. 5.Chapter III: The Action of Waves643 words
  6. 6.Chapter IV: Was It Caused by Icebergs?987 words
  7. 7.Chapter V: Was It Caused by Glaciers?1,397 words
  8. 8.Chapter VI: Was It Caused by Continental Ice-Sheets?5,342 words
  9. 9.Chapter VII: The Drift a Gigantic Catastrophe3,792 words
  10. 10.Chapter VIII: Great Heat a Prerequisite1,218 words
  11. 11.Chapter I: A Comet Caused the Drift313 words
  12. 12.Chapter II: What Is a Comet?4,738 words
  13. 13.Chapter III: Could a Comet Strike the Earth?1,590 words
  14. 14.Chapter IV: The Consequences to the Earth5,547 words
  15. 15.Chapter I: The Nature of Myths2,018 words
  16. 16.Chapter II: DID Man Exist Before the Drift?2,672 words
  17. 17.Chapter III: Legends of the Coming of the Comet2,443 words
  18. 18.Chapter IV: Ragnarok3,020 words
  1. 19.Chapter V: The Conflagration of Phaëton3,730 words
  2. 20.Chapter VI: Other Legends of the Conflagration9,188 words
  3. 21.Chapter VII: Legends of the Cave-Life3,743 words
  4. 22.Chapter VIII: Legends of the Age of Darkness7,082 words
  5. 23.Chapter IX: The Triumph of the Sun4,934 words
  6. 24.Chapter X: The Fall of the Clay and Gravel4,838 words
  7. 25.Chapter XI: The Arabian Myths2,088 words
  8. 26.Chapter XII: The Book of Job11,310 words
  9. 27.Chapter XIII: Genesis Read by the Light of the Comet7,134 words
  10. 28.Chapter I: Was Pre-Glacial Man Civilized?6,305 words
  11. 29.Chapter II: The Scene of Man's Survival2,695 words
  12. 30.Chapter III: The Bridge3,588 words
  13. 31.Chapter IV: Objections Considered5,448 words
  14. 32.Chapter V: Biela's Comet4,705 words
  15. 33.Chapter VI: The Universal Belief of Mankind1,837 words
  16. 34.Chapter VII: The Earth Struck by Comets Many Times1,531 words
  17. 35.Chapter VIII: The After-Word1,319 words