The Antediluvian World Ignatius L. Donnelly, populist writer and amateur scientist, known primarily now for his theories concerning Atlantis (1831-1901) This ebook presents «The Antediluvian World», from Ignatius L. Donnelly. A dynamic table of contents enables to jump directly to the chapter selected. Table of Contents -01- About this book -02- MOTTO -03- PART I. THE HISTORY OF ATLANTIS -04- CHAPTER I. THE PURPOSE OF THE BOOK -05- CHAPTER II. PLATO'S HISTORY OF ATLANTIS -06- CHAPTER III. THE PROBABILITIES OF PLATO'S STORY -07- CHAPTER IV. WAS SUCH A CATASTROPHE POSSIBLE -08- CHAPTER VI. THE TESTIMONY OF THE FLORA AND FAUNA -09- PART II. THE DELUGE -10- CHAPTER I. THE DESTRUCTION OF ATLANTIS DESCRIBED IN THE DELUGE LEGENDS -11- CHAPTER II. THE DELUGE OF THE BIBLE -12- CHAPTER III. THE DELUGE OF THE CHALDEANS -13- CHAPTER IV. THE DELUGE LEGENDS OF OTHER NATIONS -14- CHAPTER V. THE DELUGE LEGENDS OF AMERICA -15- CHAPTER VI. SOME CONSIDERATION OF THE DELUGE LEGENDS -16- PART III. THE CIVILIZATION OF THE OLD WORLD AND NEW COMPARED -17- CHAPTER I. CIVILIZATION AN INHERITANCE -18- CHAPTER II. THE IDENTITY OF THE CIVILIZATIONS OF THE OLD WORLD AND THE NEW -19- CHAPTER III. AMERICAN EVIDENCES OF INTERCOURSE WITH EUROPE OR ATLANTIS -20- CHAPTER IV. CORROBORATING CIRCUMSTANCES -21- CHAPTER V. THE QUESTION OF COMPLEXION -22- CHAPTER VI. GENESIS CONTAINS A HISTORY OF ATLANTIS -23- CHAPTER VII. THE ORIGIN OF OUR ALPHABET -24- CHAPTER VIII. THE BRONZE AGE IN EUROPE -25- CHAPTER IX. ARTIFICIAL DEFORMATION OF THE SKULL -26- PART IV. THE MYTHOLOGIES OF THE OLD WORLD A RECOLLECTION OF ATLANTIS -27- CHAPTER I. TRADITIONS OF ATLANTIS -28- CHAPTER II. THE KINGS OF ATLANTIS BECOME THE GODS OF THE GREEKS -29- CHAPTER III. THE GODS OF THE PHŒNICIANS ALSO KINGS OF ATLANTIS -30- CHAPTER IV. THE GOD ODIN WODEN OR WOTAN -31- CHAPTER V. THE PYRAMID THE CROSS AND THE GARDEN OF EDEN -32- CHAPTER VI. GOLD AND SILVER THE SACRED METALS OF ATLANTIS -33- PART V. THE COLONIES OF ATLANTIS -34- CHAPTER I. THE CENTRAL AMERICAN AND MEXICAN COLONIES -35- CHAPTER II. THE EGYPTIAN COLONY -36- CHAPTER III. THE COLONIES OF THE MISSISSIPPI VALLEY -37- CHAPTER IV. THE IBERIAN COLONIES OF ATLANTIS -38- CHAPTER V. THE PERUVIAN COLONY -39- CHAPTER VI. THE AFRICAN COLONIES -40- CHAPTER VII. THE IRISH COLONIES FROM ATLANTIS -41- CHAPTER VIII. THE OLDEST SON OF NOAH -42- CHAPTER IX. THE ANTIQUITY OF SOME OF OUR GREAT INVENTIONS -43- CHAPTER X. THE ARYAN COLONIES FROM ATLANTIS -44- CHAPTER XI. ATLANTIS RECONSTRUCTED