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Columbus Was Last is
an engrossing narrative about the research of archeologists,
geographers, geologists, oceanographers, linguists, folklorists,
ethnobotanists, and other scholars that convincingly dispells the
simplistic legend that Columbus was the first to"discover" America.
Patrick Huyghe is a
writer, editor, and television producer. He spent two decades writing
about science for magazines from Omni to Discover;
produced television documentaries for WGBH and WNET; and is the author
of nine books. |
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COLUMBUS
WAS LAST
From 200,000 B.C. to 1492,
A Heretical History of
Who Was First
by Patrick Huyghe
Trade Paperback
ISBN: 1933665017
276 pages, $14.95
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Published to critical acclaim in hardcover and now in paperback for the
first time:
"The best book so far to answer the
question 'Who discovered America?'...This important, spell-binding
report replaces sugar-coated myths about Columbus's invasion of America
with indispensable history." -- Publishers
Weekly
"A thoughtful and challenging consideration of the many voyagers who
might have reached the Americas by sea before the Nina, the Pinta, and
the Santa Maria...Well informed and well written, always provocative
if
not conclusive, this is revisionist history with a vengeance --and
about time, too." -- Kirkus Reviews
"Persuasively and emphatically disputes the fact that Columbus actually
discovered America...A long-overdue tribute to a score of forgotten and
disregarded explorers, adventurers, and sailors. Highly
recommended..."
-- Booklist |
CONTENTS:
First Americans
The PotteryConnection
Ancient World Survey
A Sea Change
A Copper Trade
American Graffiti
Pacific Wave
Things Roman
The Great Regatta
Land of Fu-Sang
An Irish Odyssey
Vinland and More
The Bastard Prince
Black Heritage
Trinity Sunday
Photo Finishes
Columbus Was Last
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