They Came Before Columbus: The African Presence in Ancient America Tots_Gift_Guide Massie unfolds a powerful drama

Massie unfolds a powerful drama of passion and history—the story of a doomed empire and the death-marked royals who watched it crumble

and probability affect our daily lives that will intrigue

Casey’s fight to fulfill her creative ambitions and balance the conflicting demands of art and life is challenged in ways that push her to the brink

as part of a new Penguin Classics series on liberty and constitutional rights

author of Freedom Dreams)

They Came Before Columbus: The African Presence in Ancient America Tots_Gift_Guide Massie unfolds a powerful dramaA landmark . . . brilliantly [demonstrates] has that there is far more to black history than the slave trade.John A. Williams They Came Before Columbus reveals a compelling, dramatic, and superbly detailed documentation of the presence and legacy of Africans in ancient America. Examining navigation and shipbuilding; cultural analogies between Native Americans and Africans; the transportation of plants, animals, and textiles between the continents; and