Roots of Cataclysm

The author proposes that geopulsation of the earth together with tectonic shifts and catastrophic volcanoes could have created a land bridge connecting Europe to the mid-Atlantic; and he explores what that could mean for the origins of pre-Columbian American civilizations. Specifically, he traces the Atlantis legend in relation to the explosion of a supervolcano in the Atlantic in the 17th century BC.

While it is based mainly on scientific evidence rather than folklore and legend, the book is engaging and written in an appealing style that makes science accessible to all.