Books

 

The Master Plan (Hyperion, 2006) 

In 1935, Heinrich Himmler founded a Nazi research institute called the Ahnenerbe, whose mission was to manufacture evidence of a lost civilization of an ancient master race. The Ahnenerbe was Himmler’s pet project, and under his close direction, it came to play a key role in the Final Solution. 

The book is published in eight languages.

Praise for The Master Plan

“A gripping account of Nazi perversions of science in support of the myth of Aryanism.”  

—John Polanyi, Nobel Laureate

“Heather Pringle belongs in the company of Barbara Tuchman and Hannah Arendt.”

—Larry Kramer, author, playwright and activist

“An authoritative account of how the Third Reich tried to turn the scientific study of ancient peoples and cultures into another propaganda tool.”

—Wall Street Journal

 

 

The Mummy Congress (Hyperion, 2001)

When Heather Pringle was dispatched to a remote part of northern Chile to cover a little-known scientific conference,  she found herself in the midst of the most passionate gathering of her working life — dozens of mummy experts lodged in a rambling seaside hotel, battling over the implications of their research.

The book was published in eight languages.

Praise for The Mummy Congress

“I never imagined that a book about mummies and mummy-inspectors could be so engrossing.  Heather Pringle has done a remarkable job.  I read The Mummy Congress with scarcely a pause.  

—Evan S. Connell,  author of Son of the Morning Star.

Science writing at its best.  The riveting story of intrepid researchers who reconstruct the dead. 

—Paul Hoffman,  author of The Man Who Loved Only Numbers 

 

In Search of Ancient North America  (Wiley, 1996)

 

Journeying to nine of North America’s most fascinating archaeological sites,  Heather Pringle chronicles the joy and wonder of uncovering the past in Canada and the United States. She listens to the theories of researchers and shares their deep desire to span the gulf of time and connect with those who once walked those sites.

Praise for In Search of Ancient North America

“Captures the essence of what archaeologists are learning about North American prehistory.  The book is a pleasure to read and will inspire a new awareness of the importance of the history of North America prior to European contact.”

—Bruce Trigger, author of The Children of Aataentsic

“Drawing on some of the latest archaeological research,  Pringle’s book is vivid, witty, and responsible in a field too often filled by cranks and bores.  All who are curious about life in North America before the European invasion will find the book a stimulating introduction.

–Ronald Wright, author of Stolen Continents

“In Search of Ancient North America brings the distant past much closer and its inhabitants almost become neighbors to us once again. A first-rate examination of the mystery and fascination of modern archaeological research in North America. 

—Farley Mowat,  author of The People of the Deer 

 

 

 

 

 

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