The Quest for America
by Ashe, Geoffrey
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good/Good
- Seller
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Newton, Massachusetts, United States
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About This Item
New York: Praeger Publishers, 1971. Additional authors: Thor Heyerdahl; Helge Ingstad; J.V. Luce; Betty J. Meggers and Birgitta L. Wallace. 298 pages with black and white and color photographs throughout. From jacket: "...The first comprehensive book to bring together the original researchers on the links - in literature, mythology, archaeology, and history - between the Old World and the New. The book is divided into two parts: In the first, the legends of the Old World are studied and the technical possibilities of the voyages described ... in the light of archaeological and historical evidence. The second part of the book examines the evidence for cultural contacts in the North, Central and South American civilizations, showing again how archaeology confirms or invalidates speculations of the Old World." Ex-library with typical treatments, many blacked out; jacket covered with mylar. Pocket has been roughly torn from fep; tape transfer marks on endpapers; mylar cover is a little loose at inside flaps. Quotes are for illustrative purposes only and remain the property of their respective copyright holders. Thanks for shopping with us. 100% of your purchase benefits charity and supports literacy and life-long learning.. Cloth. Good/Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Ex-Library.
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- Seller
- Charity Bookstall (US)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 004809
- Title
- The Quest for America
- Author
- Ashe, Geoffrey
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Publisher
- Praeger Publishers
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1971
- Size
- 4to - over 9¾" - 12&
- Keywords
- illustrated; New World; America; United States; Old World; Christopher Columbus;archaelogy;
- Bookseller catalogs
- History; Archaeology;
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