Giants: Men of Renown
Denver Michaels runs down the many stories of giants around the world and testifies to the reality of their existence in the past. Chapters and subchapters on: Giants in the Bible; Extrabiblical Sources; The Book of Enoch; The Kebra Nagast; The Book of Giants; The Book of Moses; Apocryphal Texts; Mesoamerican & South American Stories; Tales from the Maya; Stories from the South Pacific; New Zealand; Hawaiian Giants; Giants of Ancient America; The Stonish Giants; Mescalero Tales; The Nahullo; Mastodons, Mammoths & Mound Builders; Pawnee Giants; The Si-Te-Cah; Tsul 'Kalu; Native Legends: Giants or Bigfoot?; Greek Mythology; Primordial Giants; The Titans & Olympians; The Hyperboreans; European Myths; The Giants of Britain & Ireland; Norse Giants; Myths from the Indian Subcontinent; Daityas, Rakshasas, & More; Jainism: Giants & Inconceivable Lifespans; It All Goes Back to Sumer; Ullikummi; The Conquistadors Meet the Sons of Anak; Hernando de Soto; Cabeza de Vaca; Vazquez de Coronado; Other Spanish Explorers; More New World Encounters; Amerigo Vespucci and the Island of the Giants; Jean Ribault; Captain John Smith; The Bigfeet & The Long Ears; Easter Island; Ancient America: We Have it All Wrong; The Allegewi & The Adena; The Seri; Cliff-Dwelling Giants; The Giants of the Channel Islands; The Wa-gas & Ancient Giants; Putting it All Together; The Builders; Strange Tablets & Other Artifacts; Where is the Evidence?; Ancient Astronaut Theorists Say Yes!; more. Tons of illustrations with an 8-page color section.
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Giants: Men of Renown
Denver Michaels runs down the many stories of giants around the world and testifies to the reality of their existence in the past. Chapters and subchapters on: Giants in the Bible; Extrabiblical Sources; The Book of Enoch; The Kebra Nagast; The Book of Giants; The Book of Moses; Apocryphal Texts; Mesoamerican & South American Stories; Tales from the Maya; Stories from the South Pacific; New Zealand; Hawaiian Giants; Giants of Ancient America; The Stonish Giants; Mescalero Tales; The Nahullo; Mastodons, Mammoths & Mound Builders; Pawnee Giants; The Si-Te-Cah; Tsul 'Kalu; Native Legends: Giants or Bigfoot?; Greek Mythology; Primordial Giants; The Titans & Olympians; The Hyperboreans; European Myths; The Giants of Britain & Ireland; Norse Giants; Myths from the Indian Subcontinent; Daityas, Rakshasas, & More; Jainism: Giants & Inconceivable Lifespans; It All Goes Back to Sumer; Ullikummi; The Conquistadors Meet the Sons of Anak; Hernando de Soto; Cabeza de Vaca; Vazquez de Coronado; Other Spanish Explorers; More New World Encounters; Amerigo Vespucci and the Island of the Giants; Jean Ribault; Captain John Smith; The Bigfeet & The Long Ears; Easter Island; Ancient America: We Have it All Wrong; The Allegewi & The Adena; The Seri; Cliff-Dwelling Giants; The Giants of the Channel Islands; The Wa-gas & Ancient Giants; Putting it All Together; The Builders; Strange Tablets & Other Artifacts; Where is the Evidence?; Ancient Astronaut Theorists Say Yes!; more. Tons of illustrations with an 8-page color section.
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Denver Michaels runs down the many stories of giants around the world and testifies to the reality of their existence in the past. Chapters and subchapters on: Giants in the Bible; Extrabiblical Sources; The Book of Enoch; The Kebra Nagast; The Book of Giants; The Book of Moses; Apocryphal Texts; Mesoamerican & South American Stories; Tales from the Maya; Stories from the South Pacific; New Zealand; Hawaiian Giants; Giants of Ancient America; The Stonish Giants; Mescalero Tales; The Nahullo; Mastodons, Mammoths & Mound Builders; Pawnee Giants; The Si-Te-Cah; Tsul 'Kalu; Native Legends: Giants or Bigfoot?; Greek Mythology; Primordial Giants; The Titans & Olympians; The Hyperboreans; European Myths; The Giants of Britain & Ireland; Norse Giants; Myths from the Indian Subcontinent; Daityas, Rakshasas, & More; Jainism: Giants & Inconceivable Lifespans; It All Goes Back to Sumer; Ullikummi; The Conquistadors Meet the Sons of Anak; Hernando de Soto; Cabeza de Vaca; Vazquez de Coronado; Other Spanish Explorers; More New World Encounters; Amerigo Vespucci and the Island of the Giants; Jean Ribault; Captain John Smith; The Bigfeet & The Long Ears; Easter Island; Ancient America: We Have it All Wrong; The Allegewi & The Adena; The Seri; Cliff-Dwelling Giants; The Giants of the Channel Islands; The Wa-gas & Ancient Giants; Putting it All Together; The Builders; Strange Tablets & Other Artifacts; Where is the Evidence?; Ancient Astronaut Theorists Say Yes!; more. Tons of illustrations with an 8-page color section.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781948803250
Publisher: Adventures Unlimited Press
Publication date: 09/20/2020
Pages: 320
Product dimensions: 6.00(w) x 8.90(h) x 0.70(d)

About the Author

Denver Michaels is an author with a passion for cryptozoology, the paranormal, lost civilizations & ancient history, and all things unexplained. In 2016, the Virginia native released his first book People are Seeing Something—a culmination of many years of research into the lake monster phenomenon. Since then, he has gone on to write Water Monsters South of the Border, Wild & Wonderful (and Paranormal) West Virginia, and two paranormal-themed travel books. Michaels works full-time as an engineering technologist. He is an avid outdoorsman, and in his spare time, he enjoys investigating the unex

David Hatcher Childress appears on the History Channel show ANCIENT ALIENS and has written over 20 books.

Table of Contents

Introduction: A Legacy of Giants i

Part 1 The Myths 1

Chapter 1 Giants in the Bible 3

Chapter 2 Extrabiblical Sources 21

The Book of Enoch

The Kebra Nagast

The Book of Giants

The Book of Moses

Apocryphal Texts

Chapter 3 Mesoamerican & South American Stories 35

Tales from the Maya

South America

Chapter 4 Stories from the South Pacific 51

New Zealand

Hawaiian Giants

Chapter 5 Giants of Ancient America 61

The Stonish Giants

Mescalero Tales

The Nahullo

Mastodons, Mammoths & Mound Builders

Pawnee Giants

The Si-Te-Cah

Tsui 'Kalu

Native Legends: Giants or Bigfoot?

Chapter 6 Greek Mythology 91

Primordial Giants

The Titans & Olympians

Recognizable Themes

The Hyperboreans

Chapter 7 European Myths 105

The Giants of Britain & Ireland

Norse Giants

Chapter 8 Myths from the Indian Subcontinent 121

Daityas, Rakshasas, & More

Jainism: Giants & Inconceivable Lifespans

Chapter 9 It All Goes Back to Sumer 133

Ullikummi

Part 2 Encounters 145

Chapter 10 The Conquistadors Meet the Sons of Anak 147

Hernando de Soto

Cabeza de Vaca

Vázquez de Coronado

Other Spanish Explorers

Chapter 11 More New World Encounters 157

Amerigo Vespucci and the Island of the Giants

Jean Ribault

Captain John Smith

Chapter 12 The Bigfeet & The Long Ears 167

Easter Island

Chapter 13 Ancient America: We Have it All Wrong 181

The Allegewi & The Adena

The Seri

Cliff-Dwelling Giants

The Giants of the Channel Islands

The Wa-gas & Ancient Giants

Part 3 Putting it All Together 215

Chapter 14 The Builders 217

Chapter 15 Strange Tablets & Other Artifacts 227

Chapter 16 Where is the Evidence? 237

Chapter 17 Ancient Astronaut Theorists Say Yes! 259

Chapter 18 Conclusion 275

Bibliography 287

Endnotes 292

About the Author 300

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