| Main Title |
They came before Columbus : the African presence in ancient America / |
| Author |
Van Sertima, Ivan,
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| Publisher |
Random House Trade Paperbacks, |
| Year Published |
2003 |
| OCLC Number |
53068001 |
| ISBN |
0812968174; 9780812968170 |
| Subjects |
Africans--America--History--To 1500 ;
Indians--African influences ;
Blacks--America--History ;
America--Discovery and exploration--African ;
America--Antiquities ;
Discoveries in geography--African ;
Einwanderung ;
Entdeckung ;
Altamerika ;
Africains--Civilisations prcolombiennes ;
Indiens--Influence africaine ;
Noirs américains--Histoire ;
Amérique--Dcouverte et exploration--Africains ;
Amérique--Antiquitš ;
Schwarze ;
HISTORY / Americas (North, Central, South, West Indies) ;
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Ethnic Studies / African American Studies ;
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Emigration & Immigration ;
Africains--Civilisations prâecolombiennes ;
Noirs amâericains--Histoire ;
Amâerique--Dâecouverte et exploration--Africains ;
Amâerique--Antiquitâes
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| Holdings |
| Library |
Call Number |
Additional Info |
Location |
Last
Modified |
Checkout
Status |
| EJAM |
E109.A35V36 2003 |
BEPAC |
Region 3 Library/Philadelphia, PA |
04/13/2015 |
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| Edition |
Random House trade pbk. ed. |
| Collation |
xviii, 284 pages, 32 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 21 cm |
| Notes |
Originally published: Ã1976. Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents Notes |
Introduction -- Author's note -- The secret route from Guinea -- The visible witnesses -- The mariner prince of Mali -- Africans across the sea -- Among the Quetzalcoatls -- Mandingo traders in medieval Mexico -- Black Africa and Egypt -- The black kings of the twenty-fifth dynasty -- African-Egyptian presences in ancient America -- Plants and transplants -- Smoking, tobacco, and pipes in Africa and America -- The mystery of Mu-lan-p'i -- Postscript on other finds. Examines cultural analogies between Native Americans and Africans, offering evidence of the presence of African explorers in the New World centuries before the arrival of Columbus. |
| Place Published |
New York |
| PUB Date Free Form |
2003 |
| BIB Level |
m |
| Medium |
unmediated |
| Content |
text |
| Carrier |
volume |
| Cataloging Source |
OCLC/T |
| LCCN |
2003278224 |
| Merged OCLC records |
492730850 |
| OCLC Time Stamp |
20150409142549 |
| Language |
eng |
| Origin |
OCLC |
| Type |
CAT |
| OCLC Rec Leader |
04245cam 2200853 a 45020 |
