Hollow Earth

Ever since 17th-century scientist Edmond Halley (of Halley`s Comet fame) speculated that the Earth might be hollow, a deluge of crackpots, writers, artists, and dreamers have glommed onto the notion. Jules Verne, Edgar Allen Poe, and Adolf Hitler are just a few of the people who have found themselves seduced by this ludicrous concept. With wit and a mother lode of zany historical trivia, David Standish tracks the strange life of the Hollow Earth theory through history and popular culture, and into the modern day. HOLLOW EARTH is filled with maps, diagrams, and countless preposterous delights. Copyright (C) Muze Inc. 2005. For personal use only. All rights reserved.