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Origin: The 19th Century Emergence of the 20th Century Breakaway Civilizations

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The suspected secret space program of the hypothetical breakaway civilizations did not emerge from World War 2 Nazi 'Wonder Weapon' technology, nor from the postwar military-industrial complex or the reverse engineering of a crashed ET saucer. This look at the 19th Century airship mysteries reveals a new perspective on the topic and may change your perspective on history.

276 pages, Kindle Edition

Published December 30, 2015

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Walter Bosley

27 books55 followers
Author of the Empire of the Wheel trilogy and other non-fiction works, as well as classic-style adventure fiction and esoteric pulp thrillers.

Founder of Lost Continent Library.

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Profile Image for Jim.
63 reviews
September 10, 2016
If you've read Bosley before, you know what to expect. I think he's an acquired taste. It took me a while to get that his books are more of a prima facie case than trying to prove anything to anyone's satisfaction. You just have to go along for the ride.

In this volume, Bosley suggests that two breakaway civilizations formed during the 19th century. The basis for these groups is advanced antigravity technology which was, at some point, rediscovered from advanced civilizations of ancient times. These ancient civilizations may or may not have learned their technologies from extraterrestrials.

Personally, I don't think he's right about most of it but I enjoy the ride.
Profile Image for John W. IV.
Author 7 books30 followers
February 23, 2020
A person must be well versed in many other historical mysteries to fully appreciate Bosley's body of work.
• German and Prussian antigravity research.
• Project Paperclip in WW2.
• The current military industrial complex in America, which is more massive than people think it is.
• The role of occult and spiritualist practices throughout history.
• Satanic practices and the foul people involved with them and why.
Ect, ect.
One a person gets a well-rounded education on it all, the BIG picture, then Bosley's assumptions and assertions make more and more sense.
Its not easy, but its worth it. Its the sad truth of our world.
Profile Image for Thomas Rice.
2 reviews1 follower
September 20, 2025
Walter Bosley doesn’t just kick at the bricks around the edges of conspiracy lore, he takes a sledgehammer to the brick wall! In Origin, he asks us to rethink where the whole idea of “secret space programs” really began. Forget Nazi scientists, Roswell, or Cold War black budgets. Bosley says: go back to the nineteenth century.

That’s right, the age of railroads, steam engines, and gas lamps. It’s also the age of mysterious airship sightings, strange newspaper reports, and rumors of secret societies building technology way ahead of its time. Bosley zeroes in on groups like the Prussian NYMZA, a shadowy cabal allegedly experimenting with antigravity, and a rival American faction rising out of the ashes of the Civil War. If he’s right, the real origin story of our so-called “breakaway civilizations” didn’t start in the Atomic Age, it started when your great-great-grandparents were still riding horses.

And then Bosley goes even further. What if these factions didn’t just build airships, but left Earth entirely? What if, by the early 1900s, someone had already made it to Mars? It sounds outrageous, but that’s the thrill of this ride.

What makes Origin fun is the way it flips the script. The 1800s suddenly stop looking like a quaint, sepia-toned silent movie and begins looking like a time of hidden experiments, secret societies, and maybe even the first steps into space. If you’re willing to entertain “what if?” scenarios, it’s an absolute page-turner. It makes you wonder: how much of what we call “official history” is just the cleaned-up version, while the real story is still hiding in the wings?

Origin isn’t about convincing you, it’s about provoking you to think. By the end, you may find yourself questioning mainstream history. You’ll definitely find yourself looking at the 19th century with fresh eyes. And that, bluntly, is the fun of it!
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953 reviews103 followers
September 12, 2016
In 1897 a UFO supposedly crashed somewhere in Texas. Everyone assumed that these flying saucers were from another planet. According to this author nothing could be further from the truth. Those saucers were part of mankind on Earth's invention. That is right people made them based on very ancient principles. The does subscribe to the theory that along time ago there was a technologically advanced society of humans, who built something like Atlantis. These humans may have come from another planet but that was a long time ago. So the question remains , how did we get this technology and manage to put flying bells and disks in the air before we had the Wright brothers airplane?

Back along time ago these humans came to ur planet and they were far more advanced that we are. Early Earth man thought they were gods and these humans from outer space wanted early earth man to think that. THey may have lived in the sea or underneath the ground. THey are called Nymza which means "name;less ones" In any case they had this tech to build things and then some cataclysm came abut and the society was wiped out. Yet the knowledge remained hidden in ancient teaching hidden form mankind. The author believes that the knowledge was housed in the library of Alexandria. After that library was burned he believes that most of the manuscripts found their way into other large repository of ancient text. One f those places was the great library in Constantinople. THe fourth crusade saw German knights marching with the Templars in Constantinople and sacking the Christian city. THe Knights brought something back with them. THe knowledge would flow through Masonic teaching and end up in the hands of Bavarian or Saxon nationalists. This group which incidentally calls itself Njmza was a German nationalist group that may have been behind the Nazis. Their goal was a unified German state and world domination. With the help of German bankers and finding land in the AMericas they worked on their project . These were the airships. THey gave rise to another group in California , mostly Italian immigrants and they would use energy lines to fly the ship. There was also a special field which helped them build gravity defying machines. Their work began in 1856. Even Lincoln wanted to use these ships for aerial reconnaissance . In 1897 one of these ships crashed. This group in Califrnai was a competing group against the Nuymza. Interest in gold, land and archeology are pursued with gusto. It is believed that in 1903 they managed too fly a ship to Mars and decided to stay there. THe organizations are still around.

Pretty fascinating stuff. Most of it is believable especially the way se3cret societies operate. THe knowledge was always there it was just waiting for the right time to be expressed. I find it difficult to believe that people have already made it to Mars though .
Profile Image for Hamilton Carter.
Author 3 books2 followers
February 11, 2017
A fun read. While the books humor and colloquialisms are a bit ribald at times, if that doesn't bother you, then the book's a blast! If you were a fan of Psych, imagine what Sean would right if he decided to write a history of California from the perspective of a hardened detective.

All kidding aside, while the authors assertions are not provable, (by his own admission), it's very interesting to follow the complete chain logic through. The book is also a great way to learn about the history of Prussian as well as the United States as the 20th century began.

The kids and I have been reading Cohen's "Airship Mystery" book. This book is much more entertaining. Together, the two make a nice complimentary set.

Worth every penny of the five dollars. The new information on Heaviside alone was worth the price of admission.
Profile Image for John Melvin.
36 reviews1 follower
June 18, 2016
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This is an example of Mr. Bosley's books that string questionable information together and speculating wildly upon it without making an argument or an assertion of any kind.
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