In Search of Quetzalcoatl: The Mysterious Heritage of American Civilization

by Pierre Honoré

Pre-historic Native American legends tell of white men with beards landing on the shores of the New World, bringing knowledge of science, engineering, and laws, and more. This work introduces readers to the mysterious heritage of South and Central American civilisation.

256 pages, Paperback

First published March 15, 2007

Reviews

[Panda · Rating 1 out of 5]

wrong, sus conclusiones erroneas, desconoce completamente el tema.

[Daniel Callister · Rating 3 out of 5]

Not bad. Interesting read, but most of his conclusions were very loosely based. He was making some pretty extravagant claims about the origin of some of these civilizations based on very mild similarities in artwork and other cultural elements. I was understanding throughout the book that the author refused to believe that natives of the New World were capable of developing anything complex on their own (i.e. without the help of Asians or Europeans). Also, at least half of the book is just a retelling of the Spanish conquests, which we've all heard a million times and was not what I was hoping to spend my time reading about in this book. Interesting theories that are thought provoking, however, and seem to match nicely with other "American Heritage" theories I've read about from other parts of the New World, though this book predates Berry Fell's "America B.C." and others like it.

[Daniel Callister · Rating 3 out of 5]

Not bad. Interesting read, but most of his conclusions were very loosely based. He was making some pretty extravagant claims about the origin of some of these civilizations based on very mild similarities in artwork and other cultural elements. I was understanding throughout the book that the author refused to believe that natives of the New World were capable of developing anything complex on their own (i.e. without the help of Asians or Europeans). Also, at least half of the book is just a retelling of the Spanish conquests, which we've all heard a million times and was not what I was hoping to spend my time reading about in this book. Interesting theories that are thought provoking, however, and seem to match nicely with other "American Heritage" theories I've read about from other parts of the New World, though this book predates Berry Fell's "America B.C." and others like it.