They Came Before Columbus

Name: They Came Before Columbus
Brand: Random House Trade Paperbacks
SKU: 9780812968170-PRUSDTR-US
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The African Presence in Ancient America

Ivan Van Sertima (Author) ... more

Edition: US - Paperback / softback

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English • Age Adult - Adult

336 pages • 5.18 x 8.7 x 0.68 in

Approx. weight: 0.54 lb

Publication date: 23 Sep,2003

Barcode: 9780812968170 • Random House Trade Paperbacks

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By: Ivan Van Sertima

“A landmark . . . brilliantly [demonstrates] has that there is far more to black history than the slave trade.”—John A. Williams

They Came Before Columbus reveals a compelling, dramatic, and superbly detailed documentation of the presence and legacy of Africans in ancient America. Examining navigation and shipbuilding; cultural analogies between Native Americans and Africans; the transportation of plants, animals, and textiles between the continents; and the diaries, journals, and oral accounts of the explorers themselves, Ivan Van Sertima builds a pyramid of evidence to support his claim of an African presence in the New World centuries before Columbus.

Combining impressive scholarship with a novelist’s gift for storytelling, Van Sertima re-creates some of the most powerful scenes of human history: the launching of the great ships of Mali in 1310 (two hundred master boats and two hundred supply boats), the sea expedition of the Mandingo king in 1311, and many others. In They Came Before Columbus, we see clearly the unmistakable face and handprint of black Africans in pre-Columbian America, and their overwhelming impact on the civilizations they encountered.