Secret Voyages to the New World

by Gunnar Thompson

Book Overview

The best introduction to multiethnic New World Discovery before Columbus. Nine true adventures featuring Hatshepsut, King Solomon, Xu Fu, Marco Polo, Nicholas of Lynn, Zheng He, Martin Behaim, Amerigo Vespucci, King Arthur, Queen Elizabeth, and Francis Drake. Includes first maize (Indian corn) in Egypt, early maps of America before Columbus, Roman Florida, Albertin di Virga's 1414 map of Peru and North America, ancient artifacts and faces of Old World...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0557231655
• ISBN13: 9780557231652
• Release Date: June 2010
• Publisher: Lulu.com
• Length: 252 Pages
• Weight: 1.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 8.5" x 11.0"