The Churchward Family Archive
The story behind the books
For nearly a century, one family has kept the writings on the Lost Continent of Mu in print. This is the store they run themselves.
The Author
James Churchward
Beginning in the 1920s, James Churchward wrote a series of books proposing a lost Pacific continent he called Mu. In his theory, it was the cradle of human civilization before it sank beneath the waves. His best known work, The Lost Continent of Mu (1926), was followed by several more.
His ideas were his own theory, drawn from years of study, and they have fascinated readers ever since. We present them here as he wrote them: a body of work to explore, not a verdict on history.
“No one who calls himself a protohistorian can be unfamiliar with James Churchward…”
Susan Martinez, Ph.D.
The Family Today
Jack Churchward, keeping the work alive
James’s great-grandson, Jack, has spent years researching the family’s theories and the world their books describe. He reissues the original books, adds his own research in new editions such as The Stone Tablets of Mu and Lifting the Veil on the Lost Continent of Mu, and personally signs the out-of-print family editions before they ship.
This store is where he keeps it all in one place: the printed books, the digital editions, and the rare signed copies, direct from the family that has cared for the work the longest.
The Research, Ongoing
Jack's documentary investigation into the life of James Churchward, tea planter.
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Straight from the Churchward family
Everywhere else you may find these titles, the family earns little, and on the original public-domain works, nothing at all. Here, buying a book supports the people who have kept it in print.
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