{"product_id":"who-discovered-america-the-untold-history-of-the-peopling-of-the-americas-isbn-9780062236784","title":"Who Discovered America?: The Untold History of the Peopling of the Americas","description":"\u003cp\u003eGreatly expanding on his blockbuster \u003cem\u003e1421\u003c\/em\u003e, 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 \u003cem\u003eWho Discovered America?\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe iconoclastic historian’s magnum opus, \u003cem\u003eWho Discovered America?\u003c\/em\u003e calls into question our understanding of how the American continents were settled, shedding new light on the well-known “discoveries” of European explorers, including Christopher Columbus. In \u003cem\u003eWho Discovered America? \u003c\/em\u003ehe 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMenzies 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e | \u003cp\u003eUpdated with astonishing new findings\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA groundbreaking history that upends our understanding of ancient America\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom Gavin Menzies, the author of the blockbuster \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestseller \u003cem\u003e1421\u003c\/em\u003e, comes a revolutionary new account of how the first humans came to North and South America. Menzies reveals that ancient peoples used the oceans' natural currents and prevailing winds to make voyages across both the Atlantic and Pacific. What's more, we now must accept that they had time to develop remarkably advanced cultures. Armed with cutting-edge DNA evidence, newly unearthed artifacts, and astonishing linguistic and archaeological discoveries, Menzies shows:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003e  humans have been making transoceanic voyages as far back as 100,000 years ago, vastly predating the supposed overland migration to the Americas during the last Ice Age;\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003e  the ancient South American civilizations of the Olmec and Maya in Central and South America may have had direct origins and influences from Asia;\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003e  ancient maps held in the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C., show there must have been sustained and dedicated voyages to the Western Hemisphere by Chinese explorers as early as 2200 b.c.;\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003e  huge Chinese settlements occupied (and made exploratory journeys from) Nova Scotia;\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003e  Japanese, Korean, and European voyages predated the explorations currently recorded by history.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eA maverick scholar, Menzies has made a riveting new contribution to the story of humanity’s earliest explorers, revealing the truth behind one of history’s most fascinating questions: Who discovered America?\u003c\/p\u003e | \u003cp\u003e“[Menzies] makes history sound like pure fun...a seductive read.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Magazine on 1421\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Menzies’s remarkable research provides a beautiful example of how to ferret out links in widely separated bits of evidence.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBetty Meggers, former director of Latin American Archaeology at the Smithsonian Institution’s National Museum of Natural History\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Menzies [is] propounding one of the most revolutionary ideas in the history of history.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Magazine on The Lost City of Atlantis\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Menzies should get the Nobel and Pulitzer prizes for his work. Walk along the pathways of discovery with him. It is a joyous jaunt.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSan Bernadino County Sun\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“A historical detective, as well as a scholar, [who] adds to our knowledge of the world, past and present.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eDaily News (New York)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Menzies has written a major contribution to history.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eCarl Johannessen, Department of Geography, University of Oregon\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"William Morrow Paperbacks","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44888153293029,"sku":"NP9780062236784","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780062236784.jpg?v=1730228276","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/who-discovered-america-the-untold-history-of-the-peopling-of-the-americas-isbn-9780062236784","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}