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Populist politician turned theorist, Ignatius L. Donnelly based his book, “Atlantis: The Antediluvian World,” largely on the idea that all advanced ancient civilizations were descended from ...

[image_caption]Ignatius Donnelly[/image_caption] One hundred and thirty years ago a Minnesota legislator published a novel set 100 years in the future. It predicted the violent demise of the ...