Greatly expanding on his blockbuster 1421, distinguished historian Gavin Menzies uncovers the complete untold history of how mankind came to the Americas—offering new revelations and a radical rethinking of the accepted historical record in Who Discovered America?The iconoclastic historian’s magnum opus, Who Discovered America? calls into question our understanding of how the American continents … understanding of how the American continents were settled, shedding new light on the well-known “discoveries” of European explorers, including Christopher Columbus. In Who Discovered America? he combines meticulous research and an adventurer’s spirit to reveal astounding new evidence of an ancient Asian seagoing tradition—most notably the Chinese—that dates as far back as 130,000 years ago.
Menzies offers a revolutionary new alternative to the “Beringia” theory of how humans crossed a land bridge connecting Asia and North America during the last Ice Age, and provides a wealth of staggering claims, that hold fascinating and astonishing implications for the history of mankind.
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I enjoyed it because Mr. Menzies writes very well AND did a great deal of research to back up his conclusions. One must respect the evidence of DNA, linguistics and maps that are proven to be historical and not faked.
trash
Great book on aspects of American history that are often neglected. Thought provoking and very interesting.
Not on the level of his 1421. 1421 was at least an entertaining and thought provoking. This book is mostly trying to defend his claims made in 1421 and also introduces many new claims without creditable rationale.
I believe this to be true
This book was a challenge to read, not because of the grammar or sentence structures, but due to history. Our history books tell us that Columbus discovered America, but the author shows evidence that Chinese were in the Americans before Columbus. Further, we learn in school that Europeans migrated to the Americans through the Bering Strait. …
This was interesting but very anecdotal and not totally believable.
Interesting look at an alternative theory of human migration. A bit over the top with differing theories but there is quite a bit interesting information. More theory than science but valid on some level I think.
I found the book to be interesting, but I wondered why someone needed to discover land that was already discovered. There were people already living in the America’s so the group Mr. Menzies said discovered America really did not discover the America’s. I agree the land bridge theory is difficult to accept and I like the idea that people sailed …
It turns on its head the conventional view of the Americas being isolated from the rest of the world since the First Nations arrived during the last ice age.
Not what you learned in school when I was a teenager in the 50’s. Although the scientific evidence on the whole supports the author’s presentation, there are other factors whose impact directly effect the author’s conclusions — e.g. the pre-Inca civilizations dating back more than 20,000 years. A good primer for those who are willing to look …
His research is based on conjecture and the book is poorly written.
Historic eye opener
The writing is a bit unorganized, but the facts presented are interesting.
This book is poor, boring and hard to follow. Much of the book was off topic to the title. Save your money!
Initially, I was somewhat skeptical, but the author presented so much compelling evidence, that i found the book fascinating. I have long believed, based on evidence that this hemisphere was visited by ancient peoples from multiple continents. I listened to this on audiobook, but also have the print version, and I plan to read it in that format, …
has not arived yet,must be lost.
Highly informative about things not taught in school.