The American Discovery of Europe
The American Discovery of Europe

Author: Jack D. Forbes

Publisher: University of Illinois Press

Published: 2010-10-01

Total Pages: 270

ISBN-13: 0252091256

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The American Discovery of Europe investigates the voyages of America's Native peoples to the European continent before Columbus's 1492 arrival in the "New World." The product of over twenty years of exhaustive research in libraries throughout Europe and the United States, the book paints a clear picture of the diverse and complex societies that constituted the Americas before 1492 and reveals the surprising Native American involvements in maritime trade and exploration. Starting with an encounter by Columbus himself with mysterious people who had apparently been carried across the Atlantic on favorable currents, Jack D. Forbes proceeds to explore the seagoing expertise of early Americans, theories of ancient migrations, the evidence for human origins in the Americas, and other early visitors coming from Europe to America, including the Norse. The provocative, extensively documented, and heartfelt conclusions of The American Discovery of Europe present an open challenge to received historical wisdom.

Secret Gloucester
Secret Gloucester

Author: Christine Jordan

Publisher: Amberley Publishing Limited

Published: 2015-10-15

Total Pages: 183

ISBN-13: 1445646897

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Gloucester is a city of secrets, from its hidden architectural gems to its alleyways and statues, every corner is a delight. This book will reveal all.

Towns and Local Communities in Medieval and Early Modern England
Towns and Local Communities in Medieval and Early Modern England

Author: David M. Palliser

Publisher: Taylor & Francis

Published: 2024-10-28

Total Pages: 254

ISBN-13: 1040248969

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Professor Palliser focuses here on towns in England in the centuries between the Norman Conquest and the Tudor period, on which he is an acknowledged authority. Urban topography, archaeology, economy, society and politics are all brought under review, and particular attention is given to relationships between towns and the Crown, to the evidence for migration into towns, and to the vexed question of urban fortunes in the 15th and 16th centuries. Two essays set urban history in a broader framework by considering recent work on town and village formation and on the development of parishes. The collection includes two hitherto unpublished studies and is introduced and put in context by a new survey of English towns from the 7th to the 16th centuries.