Reading Order
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Start with Henry Gross and His Dowsing Rod and continue through all 3 books in the listed reading order.
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Start with Henry Gross and His Dowsing Rod
Book 1 by Kenneth Roberts • Published 1951
Here Roberts introduces Henry Gross, a Maine game warden whose use of a forked twig to locate water astonishes the author, and recounts dozens of early well-finding jobs that convinced him dowsing could work over surp...
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Ends with Water Unlimited
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Book 1:Henry Gross and His Dowsing Rod
Kenneth Roberts • 1951
Here Roberts introduces Henry Gross, a Maine game warden whose use of a forked twig to locate water astonishes the author, and recounts dozens of early well-finding jobs that convinced him dowsing could work over surp...
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Book 2:The Seventh Sense
Kenneth Roberts • 1953
A sequel to Henry Gross and His Dowsing Rod, this volume follows a busy year of Water Unlimited, detailing large-scale dowsing projects, mixed successes and failures, and Roberts’s belief that Gross’s abilities point...
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Book 3:Water Unlimited
Kenneth Roberts • 1957
Roberts’s third dowsing book gathers case histories from Water Unlimited, the company he formed with Henry Gross, arguing that Gross repeatedly located underground water for farms, towns and industry across long dista...
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Dowsing FAQ
What is the best order to read the Dowsing series?
The recommended reading order is the numbered order shown on this page, starting with Henry Gross and His Dowsing Rod.
How many books are in the Dowsing series?
There are 3 books currently listed in the Dowsing series on GurusReads.
Where should I start with the Dowsing series?
New readers should start with Henry Gross and His Dowsing Rod, the first book in the reading order.
Is the Dowsing series complete?
Based on the publication years we have, the series appears likely complete and spans releases from 1951 to 1957.