Who Discovered America?, Gavin Menzies
Who Discovered America?, Gavin Menzies
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Who Discovered America?
The Untold History of the Peopling of the Americas

Author: Gavin Menzies, Ian Hudson

Narrator: Gildart Jackson

Unabridged: 8 hr 6 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: HarperAudio

Published: 10/08/2013

Includes: Bonus Material Bonus Material Included


Synopsis

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 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.

About Gavin Menzies

Gavin Menzies (1937-2020) was the bestselling author of 1421: The Year China Discovered America; 1434: The Year a Magnificent Chinese Fleet Sailed to Italy and Ignited the Renaissance; and The Lost Empire of Atlantis: History's Greatest Mystery Revealed. He served in the Royal Navy between 1953 and 1970. His knowledge of seafaring and navigation sparked his interest in the epic voyages of Chinese admiral Zheng He. 

About Ian Hudson

Ian Hudson was educated at Eton College and the University of Bristol. He started working with Gavin Menzies in 2002 and has been involved with all of his book projects since the publication of 1421. Ian established the website www.gavinmenzies.net and has managed the research team in London since then. He divides his time between London and his farm in Melchbourne, Bedfordshire.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Jessica on October 17, 2013

I found this book after a curiosity with DNA research led me to it. I'm also a biologist and after having my own DNA run and discovering a huge percentage of what is called "Asian/Native American Admixture" I had to do more research. I'm Puerto rican and I knew I was part Native American but Asian??......more

Goodreads review by Walt on January 22, 2015

When Menzies published 1421 he received a lot of attention. His theories threatened to shake up academe. Unlike other revisionists, he packs in a lot of references to beef up his claims. He draws on a variety of fields - biology, anthropology, linguistics, history, oceanography, etc. Consequently, i......more

Goodreads review by Thomas on March 19, 2019

A very interesting read. So much of the archaeological history of south and North America was unknown to me. I am convinced that Columbus was the last to discover America, after the Asians before then prehistoric Europeans.......more

Goodreads review by Ray on July 18, 2020

I had read 1421 and was fascinated. Menzies has discovered and studied the fact that China launched the largest and most successful fleet for a voyage of discovery in the history of the world more than 70 years before Columbus. 1421 focuses on the archeology that supports his findings throughout Pol......more

Goodreads review by Geoff on December 18, 2013

Interesting topic but the text could have done with better editing. It would have been helpful too if there had been more maps/diagrams in the text about where was being discussed. Thankfully there is a reasonable good index. I bought the book thinking I would send it to a friend in Brazil, who is in......more