The Resource They came before Columbus : the African presence in ancient Africa, Ivan Van Sertima
They came before Columbus : the African presence in ancient Africa, Ivan Van Sertima
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The item They came before Columbus : the African presence in ancient Africa, Ivan Van Sertima represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Jacksonville Public Library.
This item is available to borrow from 2 library branches.
- Summary
- "<i>They Came Before Columbus</i> 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 [this book], we see clearly the unmistakable face and handprint of black Africans in pre-Columbian America, and their overwhelming impact on the civilizations they encountered."--Page [4] of cover
- Language
- eng
- Edition
- 1st ed.
- Extent
- xviii, 284 pages, [16] leaves of plates
- Contents
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- 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-pi
- Isbn
- 9780812968170
- Label
- They came before Columbus : the African presence in ancient Africa
- Title
- They came before Columbus
- Title remainder
- the African presence in ancient Africa
- Statement of responsibility
- Ivan Van Sertima
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- "<i>They Came Before Columbus</i> 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 [this book], we see clearly the unmistakable face and handprint of black Africans in pre-Columbian America, and their overwhelming impact on the civilizations they encountered."--Page [4] of cover
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Van Sertima, Ivan
- Dewey number
- 970/.019
- Illustrations
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- illustrations
- plates
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- E109.A35
- LC item number
- V36
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- America
- Black people
- Indians
- Label
- They came before Columbus : the African presence in ancient Africa, Ivan Van Sertima
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- 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-pi
- Control code
- ocm02238204
- Dimensions
- 25 cm
- Edition
- 1st ed.
- Extent
- xviii, 284 pages, [16] leaves of plates
- Isbn
- 9780812968170
- Isbn Type
- (trade pbk)
- Lccn
- 76014186
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- System control number
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- 83739
- (Sirsi) o02238204
- (Sirsi) AAT-3815
- Label
- They came before Columbus : the African presence in ancient Africa, Ivan Van Sertima
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- 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-pi
- Control code
- ocm02238204
- Dimensions
- 25 cm
- Edition
- 1st ed.
- Extent
- xviii, 284 pages, [16] leaves of plates
- Isbn
- 9780812968170
- Isbn Type
- (trade pbk)
- Lccn
- 76014186
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- System control number
-
- 83739
- (Sirsi) o02238204
- (Sirsi) AAT-3815
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