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History: The Legend of Atlantis

Resources for exploring topics and issues in History. Includes Ancient, European, Modern, and United States History and Government as well as Economics, Religious Studies, and the History of Art.

Atlantis Articles Online

Atlantis; true story or cautionary tale
National Geographic article
We’ll Never Find Atlantis
Atlantis Legend Lives On
Has the real lost city of Atlantis been found?
British newspaper Daily Mail article
Atlantis. Has the Lost City Been Found?
Weekly Reader News article. Check "source" for citation info, and click on pdf for article.
Lost Continent Found?
Audio and text of article, from Current Science, Weekly Reader.

Just for Fun - Fiction

Atlantia by Ally Condie
Call Number: F CON
ISBN: 9780525426448
Publication Date: 2014-10-28
The Colossus Rises by Peter Lerangis; Mike Reagan (Illustrator); Torstein Norstrand (Illustrator)
Call Number: MS F LER
ISBN: 9780062070401
Publication Date: 2013-02-05

Books in Carnegie Library

Unearthing Atlantis by Charles R. Pellegrino
Call Number: 937.15 PEL
ISBN: 0394575504
Publication Date: 1991-11-19
History of the Atlantis by Lewis Spence
Call Number: 398.42 SPE
ISBN: 0517181614
Publication Date: 1968
Atlantis by Dennis Abrams
Call Number: 001.94
Publication Date: 2012

Books in Our Collection

The Search for Lost Cities by Nicola Barber
Call Number: MS909 BAR
ISBN: 0817248404
Publication Date: 1998-01-01
Atlantis by Dennis Abrams
Call Number: 001.94
ISBN: 9781438139616
Publication Date: 2012