About This Book
In the days when Man was an apelike brutish creature, the great civilizations which had flourished on Mars was in turmoil. A few Martians managed to reach Earth, and in what is now Egypt they set about building civilization anew. They found Man brutish indeed, but not without intelligence, nor yet ineducable. By careful training and controlled breeding Man was raised above the other animals, and from the descendants of the Martians and the Earthlings arose the civilization of Greece.
The pure Martians then withdrew to the great city of Atlantis. But their stay on this earth was only to be temporary, for the corruption of the blood by admixture of Earthling stock gave rise to jealousy and all the other sins. The Pacific colony was destroyed by the experiments of the scientists, and Atlantis was overwhelmed by the sea. Thus Man, imperfect but capable of improvement, was left to rule on the earth.
The pure Martians then withdrew to the great city of Atlantis. But their stay on this earth was only to be temporary, for the corruption of the blood by admixture of Earthling stock gave rise to jealousy and all the other sins. The Pacific colony was destroyed by the experiments of the scientists, and Atlantis was overwhelmed by the sea. Thus Man, imperfect but capable of improvement, was left to rule on the earth.