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050 00 $aE109.A35$bV36 2003
082 04 $a970/.019
100 1 $aVan Sertima, Ivan.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n83005965
245 10 $aThey came before Columbus :$bthe African presence in ancient America /$cIvan Van Sertima.
250 $aRandom House trade pbk. ed.
260 $aNew York :$bRandom House Trade Paperbacks,$c2003.
300 $axviii, 284 pages ;$c25 cm
336 $atext$btxt$2rdacontent
337 $aunmediated$bn$2rdamedia
500 $aOriginally published: c1976.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505 00 $g1.$tThe Secret Route from Guinea -- $g2.$tThe Visible Witnesses -- $g3.$tThe Mariner Prince of Mali -- $g4.$tAfricans Across the Sea -- $g5.$tAmong the Quetzalcoatls -- $g6.$tMandingo Traders in Medieval Mexico -- $g7.$tBlack Africa and Egypt -- $g8.$tThe Black Kings of the Twenty-Fifth Dynasty -- $g9.$tAfrican-Egyptian Presences in Ancient America -- $g10.$tPlants and Transplants -- $g11.$tSmoking, Tobacco and Pipes in Africa and America -- $g12.$tThe Mystery of Mu-lan-p'i.
520 1 $a"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."--BOOK JACKET.
651 0 $aAmerica$xDiscovery and exploration$xAfrican.
650 0 $aAfricans$zAmerica$xHistory$yTo 1500.
650 0 $aBlack people$zAmerica$xHistory.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2009117243
650 0 $aIndians$xAfrican influences.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh93007446
651 0 $aAmerica$xAntiquities.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85004221
852 00 $bafst$hE109.A35$iV36 2003