{"product_id":"columbus-was-last-from-200-000-b-c-to-1492-a-heretical-history-of-who-was-first","title":"Columbus Was Last: From 200,000 B.C. to 1492, a Heretical History of Who Was First.","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eColumbus Was Last\u003c\/em\u003e is an engrossing narrative about the research of archeologists, geographers, geologists, oceanographers, linguists, folklorists, ethnobotanists, and other scholars that convincingly dispels the simplistic legend that Columbus was the first to\"discover\" America.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \"The best book so far to answer the question 'Who discovered America?'...This important, spell-binding report replaces sugar-coated myths about Columbus's invasion of America with indispensable history.\" - \u003cem\u003ePublishers Weekly \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \"A thoughtful and challenging consideration of the many voyagers who might have reached the Americas by sea before the Nina, the Pinta, and the Santa Maria...Well informed and well written, always provocative if not conclusive, this is revisionist history with a vengeance --and about time, too.\" --\u003cem\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \"Persuasively and emphatically disputes the fact that Columbus actually discovered America...A long-overdue tribute to a score of forgotten and disregarded explorers, adventurers, and sailors. Highly recommended...\" - \u003cem\u003eBooklist\u003c\/em\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eHuyghe, Patrick:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Patrick Huyghe is a writer, editor, publisher, and television producer. He spent two decades writing about science for magazines from Omni to Discover; produced television documentaries for WGBH and WNET; and is the author of nine books. He is currently the editor of Anomalist Books.","brand":"Anomalist Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50364178039058,"sku":"9781933665016","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_315d0abb-661f-4908-8ef9-67daa91df0eb.jpg?v=1728428203","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/columbus-was-last-from-200-000-b-c-to-1492-a-heretical-history-of-who-was-first","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}