Island of Seven Cities The Discovery of a Lost Chinese Settlement in North America

Name: Island of Seven Cities The Discovery of a Lost Chinese Settlement in North America
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ISBN: 9780312361860

ISBN-10: 0312361866

ISBN-13: 9780312361860

Edition: 2006

Authors: Paul Chiasson

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"The Island of Seven Cities" unveils the first tangible proof that the Chinese settled in the New World before Columbus. In the summer of 2003, architect Paul Chiasson decided to climb a mountain he had never explored on Cape Breton Island, where eight generations of his Acadian family had lived. One of the oldest points of exploration and settlement in the Americas, with a written history dating back to the first days of European discovery, Cape Breton is littered with remnants of old settlements. But that day Chiasson found a road that was unique. Well made and consistently wide, and at one time clearly bordered with stone walls, the road had been a major undertaking. But he could find no…

Book details

List price: $25.95
Copyright year: 2006
Publisher: St. Martin's Press
Publication date: 5/2/2006
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 384
Size: 6.50" wide x 9.50" long x 1.25" tall
Weight: 1.430
Language: English




Cut stones in the wilderness



Finding the edges of the world



John Cabot : a father effaced



Lost brothers



After the Portuguese



The French settle in



More brothers



A puzzling change of mind



Island of the dispossessed



Mysteries of the Mi'kmaq



A light in the east



Learning anew



An unexpected discovery



A family gathering



The summit



The wall and beyond



Parallel threads



Gavin and gold



Washington



The first visitors



Family reunions



Before the snow