A Dream of Maya: Augustus and Alice Le Plongeon in Nineteenth Century Yucatan [Paperback]

Lawrence Desmond (Author), Phyllis Messenger (Author)

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Publication Date: April 1988

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Augustus Le Plongeon, an experienced surveyor and photographer, and his wife, Alice, went to the Yucatan in 1873 to explore and photograph Maya ruins and to prove his theory, "that the Maya were the founders of world civilization." This first complete biography about the dedicated and controversial Le Plongeons presents a colorful, yet little known, chapter in the development of 19th-century archaeology. Well-written and based on the writings of the Le Plongeons and contemporaries, it describes their work in the Yucatan and their disappointments afterwards. Enhanced by Augustus's photographs. Recommended.Kathleen Farago, Lakewood P.L., Ohio
Copyright 1988 Reed Business Information, Inc.

Product Details

• Paperback: 147 pages
• Publisher: Univ of New Mexico Pr; 1st edition (April 1988)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0826310001
• ISBN-13: 978-0826310002
• Product Dimensions: 9.9 x 7 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 14.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,239,597 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Historical Explorers/Pioneers, October 15, 2005

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This review is from: A Dream of Maya: Augustus and Alice Le Plongeon in Nineteenth Century Yucatan (Paperback)

I've owned this book for many years. I reread it yesterday and it's just as fascinating as I always. The pictures and drawings serve as the scientists' ghostly voices. The writers provide something the Le Plongeons perhaps never had in their lifetimes: a fair and balanced critique.