Written in the ruins : Cape Breton Island's second Pre-Columbian Chinese settlement
Paul Chiasson (Author)
"From the very beginning of the European Age of Discovery, Cape Breton was considered unusual. The history of the area even includes early references to the island having once been the land of the Chinese. In 1497, at least a century before any attempt at European settlement in the region, the explorer John Cabot had referred to Cape Breton as the?Island of Seven Cities.? The indigenous people of the region, the Mi'kmaq, were the only aboriginal people of North America who had a written language when Europeans first arrived. This writing, clothing, and customs also suggested an early Chinese presence. In Written in the Ruins, Chiasson investigates the ruins at St. Peters in the southern part of the island, where evidence brought to light supports a theory that could answer all the questions raised by the island's curious, unresolved history."--Publisher's website
216 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm
9781459733121, 9781459733138, 9781459733145, 1459733126, 1459733134, 1459733142
925399277
The ruins on the shore
Rovers of the sea
The ruins on Mount Grenville
The mark of an ancient canal
A cannon from the past
The adventures of David Ingram
The treasure fleets
A culture forgotten
History through a new lens
History takes a turn
Nicolo Zeno of Venice
Evolution of a myth
The Zeno stories come of age
The battle for history
Myth becomes history