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Grail Knights of North America: On the Trail of the Grail

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What the author succeeds in accomplishing with "Grail Knights" is popularizing what many have known (or at least suspected) for some time. While this work will certainly be dismissed by as many critics as will welcome its "revelations" of a Templar base in Acadia and the "Grail Religion," its real significance may rest elsewhere. Primarily, in shining a spotlight on the neglected history of Atlantic Canada's medieval connections. Because of this, "Grail Knights" is a welcome addition to the library of any Mason, Templar or student of the history of Atlantic Canada or New England.

Wrong title: It should have been "(My personal quest for) Grail Knights in North America", since the author is determined to tell the reader everything you never even dreamed of caring to know about the author, and his ocassional (albeit not always successful, yet determined and oh so honest effort) at trying to find some proof of his assertions.

Interesting tidbits:Some of his actual, factual, proven or otherwise independently ascertainable statements do give you food for thought, make you wonder and -why not?- even open your mind to some possibilities. But, oh brother!!!, to get to anything meaningful you have to cross the moving sands of the author's initial missgivings, which in turn lead to an unending series of "maybe, perhaps, possibly, probably, etc." caveats, all of which, suddenly and inexplicably, disappear into thin air, to be promptly replaced by firm and unequestionable assertions and statements without any inherent validity.

And finally...

Where's the editor, for God's sake's? If a book ever needed an editor, this one was it! Forget about keeping the author focused on a single subject at a time, skip the author's incessant personal ramblings, hop over his digressions... just keep the storyline on a clear direction. Is that too much to ask? I hope not. Hundreds of authors and books have managed, why not Mr. Bradley? 'cause the editor was probably fishing for gold with the Micmac indians and their blond celtic-Orkney-Scotish-Templar-Freemason-Holy Blood couterparts, that's why, of course!!!

Nonetheless, if you can circumvent the lousy style, you're bound to have an interesting read. You don't have to believe nor accept everything M. Bradley says, but it'll give you something to think about next time you start planning your Eastern Canadian vacation.

Adrian, from Mexico City.

I have been reading books about the templars and the search for the holy bloods for several years. Many of the books were filled with either geneology and much european history, all very interesting. but finally the quest arrives in my home and becomes what seems much more personal. this book is very readable and very convincing that the masons, the templars, the cathars and the founding fathers were all involved in bringing the word freedom into reality.

fantastic! All Nova Scotians and anyone interested with history should read this book.

I've read some of this book (a loaner)and I was quite surprised in the info related to Nova Scotia.

I love these kinds of books as much as I love all conspiracy theories, even though I have never found one that rings true. Most serious, professional academics dismiss easily this sort of thing for lack of evidence. Compare the Newport Tower and the knight's grave marker in Massachusetts (?).

Still, it's fun. Maybe it's true or has some truth associated with it. There is so much new archeology being done all over the world that I HOPE it's true.

Poor Mr. Bradley would like so much to be taken seriously and get the recognition he thinks he deserves. He does not have the credentials, though, and seems to have missed his opportunity to get them in the academic world.

Really, I hope someone proves him right. Living in the middle of North America -- on the Great Lakes -- this is fun stuff!