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The Smoky God: Or Journey to the Inner Earth

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The story is most fascinating. I read it to my husband and we found it to be completely believable. We were disappointed in the ending however and we wonder how our lives might be different if Mr. Jansen had been believed and more discoveries were made by other explorers to collabor-ate his story. How sad that we are so set in our ways, that we fear to change. I was hoping that he and his father might truly visit the hollow earth again, as they said they would, but not so. I would like to recommend all books by Dianne Robbins regarding the hollow earth. You will enjoy them too.

This book was given to me by a friend I highly respect. When he gave me a summary of the book, I thought it was a little far fetched. However, as I began to read this first-hand account, my opinion started to change.

Overall the book was an excellent read. Being that it was written in the mid 1850's, the language was a bit different from what we use today. Also, the author spends too much time, in my opinion, describing his journey into the earth. It would have been much better if he devoted more chapters to his experience while being inside for 2 years.

I really enjoyed reading this and didn't want to stop. Whether you believe it or not it is a good story.

This little book was written originally in about the 1920's and has was thought to be non-fiction. Who knows? An exciting adventure, scarcely 80 pages. If you have any interest in the hollow earth theory, you should have this book in your collection. Fiction or non-fiction? The reader will have to decide.

Journey to Inner Earth with Olaf over 10,000 miles on a voyage that will amaze! A journey that will start in Norway, enter the 1400 mile wide aperature at the North Pole into Inner Earth, and return two years later through the South Pole. Inner Earth is similar to outer Earth. Even though there is a central sun, there also is day and night! Gaze with wonder at the 1000 ft. tall trees. Snack on grapes that are as large as oranges. Encounter birds with 30 ft. wingspans that lay 2 ft. long eggs. Espy herds of giant elephants 75 ft. tall. The 9 ft. tall penguins that scurry and waddle away from you. View beaches of tortoises with shells 30 ft. long. Even the people there are huge... 10 to 12 ft., unless you are a captain of a ship (then you are taller) or the ruler (yes, even taller still). Don't worry though. No man-eating animals. Everyone is pretty benign too. They all go to school for 10 years to study music, then 20 years to learn how to tend herds and such (and also study ASTRONOMY... really!) Don't worry, they live to be around 700 years old on average. They are pretty interested in outer Earth, so be prepared to answer questions for them and draw maps. You don't know their language, but they will teach you. It is like Sanskrit says Olaf, but all the names sound of Hebrew origin. Scientists, take note! The Earth's crust is only 600 miles thick. On the other side of it is an ecosystem where everything is better. Unlike outer earth, the oceans of inner earth only cover 20 percent or so of the area. Surprisingly it rains once a day though. Oh, and those fresh water icebergs at the poles... they came from ther rivers of inner earth. Investors... Hello! They have PLENTY of gold there and give it away freely. Buildings are lined with it (gems and jewels also). Let me give you one word of advice though. Take a very good boat with you! You will likely enter through the North Pole and exit through the South Pole. Even if you bring and old sloop, you will have to take it back with you. They will not give you another boat! As long as you make it out the South Pole exit, everything should be OK. Even if your ship happens to collides with an iceberg, there are rescue boats that can spot you from a half mile away. Whatever you do, don't tell them about inner earth! They will lock you up! Wait until you are about to die and hand off your memoirs to someone you trust. In your memoirs, don't say in your conclusion that "One part of my brain was certainly becoming maniacal... I felt that I should go mad." If you read this book and are left yearning for more real-life adventures, I thoroughly recommend The Life of Pi... the wild adventures and a true account of a young Indian boy lost asea with a crew of zoo animals...