A. 1421 - The Year China Discovered America, by Gavin Menzies, published 2003, printed color (6.5 x 9.6"). This interesting book by Gavin Menzies makes the case that a Chinese fleet arrived in America 70 years before Columbus and that the Chinese also discovered Antarctica, beat Cook to Australia, and were centuries ahead of Europeans on longitude. As the "About the Author" boasts, "In the course of researching 1421 [Menzies] has visited 120 countries, more than 900 museums and libraries, and every major sea port of the late Middle Ages." Illustrated with photographic plates, many in color. 552 pages. Hardbound with an illustrated dust jacket. Condition: Slightly bumped corners, otherwise fine.

B. 1491 - New Revelations of the Americas Before Columbus, by Charles C. Mann, published 2011, black & white (5.1 x 8.0"). This is the second, expanded edition of Charles C. Mann's deeply researched book on the sophisticated Indigenous civilizations that existed in the Americas long before Columbus arrived. The book is illustrated with 15 original maps and several black & white photographs and illustrations peppered throughout the text. 553 pages. Soft illustrated covers. Condition: Near fine with a hint of shelf wear.

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