Since books are a huge part of my life, I thought it would be cool to write up a couple of the books I've been reading. One of the books that I finished in the last week is Unsolved Mysteries of American History.
Since books are a huge part of my life, I thought it would be cool to write up a couple of the books I've been reading. One of the books that I finished in the last week is Unsolved Mysteries... is just that, a book about the various conspiracies, disappearances, rumors, and other enigmas of America's history. I first picked it up on a whim, while looking for something to do. It didn't take me long to get draw in by the first several chapters about St. Brendon, Cahokia, the Lost Colony of Roanoke, and Joseph Smith's Golden Plates.
After reading that last chapter, I wanted to get a Book of Mormon. Looks like extremely interesting fiction.
One of the interesting parts about the book is the dry sarcasm the author, Paul Aron, used at times. For example, in chapter 38, where he comes to the conclusion that the Japanese were to blame for Pearl Harbor. A unusual theory, for sure. Another particularly amusing chapter is about the assassination of JFK, where the author systemically lists all of the suspects, including the CIA, the KGB, the FBI, Fidel Castro, anti-Castro Cubans, the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and the Mafia. Not to mention Lee Harvey Oswald.
Aside from the obvious historic value, the two main things I got out of the book are how everyone has "sinned and fallen short of the glory of God." Sometimes it seems we put great patriots, presidents, and other heroes on a pedestal, acting as if they could do no wrong. It doesn't take long, after reading Unsolved Mysteries, to realize that they were every bit as fallibly as you or I.
The other major thing I got out of the book is a great appreciate of the Bible. Let me explain. After only 500 years, our view of our nations history has changed thousands of times as new evidence is discovered. We gain greater understanding about the founding of this nation, and re-write the history books accordingly. So when you realize that the Bible hasn't been proved wrong once after 4000 something years, you can't help but appreciate it as the only infallible book in the history of the world.
Anyway, if you want to read the book, it's on Amazon fairly cheap here: Unsolved Mysteries of American History: An Eye-Opening Journey through 500 Years of Discoveries, Disappearances, and Baffling Events
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