{"product_id":"the-complete-books-of-charles-fort-the-book-of-the-damned-lo-wild-talents-new-lands","title":"The Complete Books of Charles Fort: The Book of the Damned, Lo!, Wild Talents, New Lands","description":"\u003ctable align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"2\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\"\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"productDetailSmallElements\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMarc Notes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMap on lining papers.;Includes Index.;Bibliography: p. 388-392.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTHE BOOK OF THE DAMNED \n\u003cbr\u003eNEW LANDS \n\u003cbr\u003eLO! \n\u003cbr\u003eWILD TALENTS \n\u003cbr\u003eINDEX \n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher Marketing\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"Did beings from outer space visit earth in the past ... are the various objects seen in the sky evidences of their visits? \n\u003cbr\u003e What is the explanation of falls of frogs, falls of fishes, falls of seagulls, which have been recorded from time to time? \n\u003cbr\u003e How can we account for all the inexplicable astronomical observations that have been made in the past? \n\u003cbr\u003e How can we answer reports of strange animals, disappearances of men from open sight, curious structures in the snow, talents like teleportation and telekinesis?\" \n\u003cbr\u003e These are the \"damned,\" by which the late Charles Fort meant all the wide range of mysteries that are ignored by orthodox science or explained away improperly. \n\u003cbr\u003e He worked for 27 years at the British Museum and the New York Public Library gathering material on phenomena from the borderlands between science and fantasy. His research appeared in four books: \n\u003ci\u003eThe Book of the Damned\u003c\/i\u003e, \n\u003ci\u003eNew Lands\u003c\/i\u003e, \n\u003ci\u003eLo!\u003c\/i\u003e, and \n\u003ci\u003eWild Talents\u003c\/i\u003e. \n\u003cbr\u003e In these four volumes Fort organized and commented on a wild host of phenomena: flying saucers seen in the sky before the invention of aircraft, flying wheels, strange noises in the sky; correlations between volcanic activity and atmospheric phenomena; falls of red snow; falls of frogs, fishes, worms, shells, jellies; finding of \"thunderbolts\"; discrepancies in the schedules of comets, sightings on Mars and the moon; infra-Mercurian planets; inexplicable footprints in snowfields; flat earth phenomena, disruptions of gravity; poltergeist phenomena; stigmata; surviving fossil animals; the Jersey devil; Kaspar Hauser; spontaneous combustion; and similar weird effects. \n\u003cbr\u003e While Charles Fort never actually explained the phenomena, beyond making vague hints of an organic universe and neo-Hegelianism, through the years his following has grown. At first his work was picked up by literary men such as Theodore Dreiser, Booth Tarkington, Clarence Darrow, Havelock Ellis, and Oliver Wendell Holmes. Later, \"Fortean themes\" influenced the development of science fiction, and today his work remains the great predecessor to all extraterrestrial speculations.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Fort, Charles\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Dover Publications\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePub Date:\u003c\/b\u003e 1975-02-01\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC:\u003c\/b\u003e Mind, Body, Spirit \/ Witchcraft (See Also Religion \/ Wicca)|Mind, Body, Spirit \/ Supernatural \u0026amp; Unexplained \/ General|Social Science \/ Popular Culture|Mind, Body, Spirit \/ Occultism\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSubjects:\u003c\/b\u003e Meteorology|Miscellanea|Astronomy|Life on other planets|Unidentified flying objects|Curiosities and wonders|Science\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 2.5 lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780486230948\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eASIN:\u003c\/b\u003e -\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSKU:\u003c\/b\u003e SP-9780486230948\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Dover Publications","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52375882531097,"sku":"SP-9780486230948","price":68.74,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0913\/0380\/5209\/files\/9780486230948_spiral.png?v=1778510307","url":"https:\/\/westbindery.com\/products\/the-complete-books-of-charles-fort-the-book-of-the-damned-lo-wild-talents-new-lands","provider":"West Bindery","version":"1.0","type":"link"}