Giants in 19th Century America
"There are hundreds of accounts of "giant" skeletons being disinterred in eastern North America during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Most of these accounts were printed in newspapers and there are many striking similarities in how these remains were described. The quantity and obvious patterning in these accounts are being presented as evidence of their essential accuracy in as a 21st century renaissance of the "ancient giants" phenomenon. This renaissance is tied into, among other things, religious fundamentalism (the idea that the existence of giants would prove the Bible to be literally "true" while demonstrating evolutionary theory to be "false"), a re-emergence of the Mound Builder Myth, anti-government conspiracy theories, and the paranormal."
- Text from "Ancient Giants" (Andy White) [links added]
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General Blog Posts and Articles
- "They're Back! "White" Giants of North America Get Recycled Again from Nineteenth Century Texts" (Jason Colavito, 2/8/2016)
- "The "Giants of Olden Times" Stories in 19th Century America: A Progress Report" (Andy White, 5/22/2015)
- "A Yale Professor's "Lecture" on Giants in the Time of the Great Sea Serpent Fraud" (Jason Colavito, 5/20/2015)
- "Did a Yale Professor's Plagiarized Lecture Fuel the "Giant" Craze in 19th Century America?" (Andy White, 5/19/2015)
- "Antediluvian Air Pressure: An 1831 Letter Explaining Mastodons and Giants" (Andy White, 3/6/2015)
- "Mastodons, "Mound Builders," and the Willful Flattening of Time" (Andy White, 2/14/2015)
- ""Giant" Humbugs, Past and Present" (Andy White, 12/18/2014)
- "Review of Search for the Lost Giants S01E01 "Unraveling the Mystery"" (Jason Colavito, 11/5/2014)
Particular Sites and Remains
Media
- The Ancient Giants Who Ruled America (book)
- Giants on Record (book)
- Path of Souls (book)
- Search for the Lost Giants (TV program)
