THEY GAME Before GOLUMBUS THE AFRICAN PRESENCE IN ANCIENT AMERICA IVAN. VAN SERTIMA “Brilliantly, I think, [Wan Sertima] has demonstrated that there is far more to black history than the slave trade. .. . There is nggisgetion but that the book is a landmark.” —Joun A. Witiiass : pee—The Adantic Monthly "PASCINATING.” "AN IMMENSELY IMPRESSIVE BOOK WELL-WRITTEN AND GLEAR.” —Essence | hey Came Before Columbus reveals a compelling, dramatic, and superbly deeded docsaneniacion GE the catesines aad Uepacy ts AGiaaS Sa anti Abies earings esSaion an sBipbuiltins sptlhsedl“analeehen carson MEG Ics ud Acai the tdisgpcitatsonn oF plats ariinalarendlicedcles berweart continents; and the diaries, journals, and oral accounts of the explorers themselves, Ivan Tila: Seria bails « poraennd of evidence’ to sapped: his hike ol actA inean preseine in the New World centuries before Columbus. Combining impressive scholarship with Foie gal hartearecclling ii Seimnasncstrensersarmen tiem homeo oF hurian basorgs che Eaunchlae ob dig gytaushare of Sal wpisec hws Tatadled woes Bice aid cs haindl nappy. bss), ahersea eapcdicto OF the Masidajgo ine tn sare and many others. In Theo Came Before Columbus, we see clearly the unmistakable face bad Randpaine 6 blak A fieane i pee-Cokitnbinn Amen andl ther wencdiaatag impaction the cvilizations they-encountered: I can’t praise this book enough! I kept shaking my head over its power” —Isusarcr Resp Conprchentie and canvinding.,.. big bédacas bacieuluiral biti?” —Publishers Weekly IVAN VAN SERTIMA’ pioncering work in linguistics and anthropology has Pr S net PISS) appeared in numerous scholarly journals. Professor Van Sertima teaches Afro-American studies at Rutgers University. ‘or visit wwwaatrandom.com ‘Cover design: Allison Warner _ & RANDOM HOUSE TRADE PAPERBACK . Join our history/biography newsletter by = sending a blank e-mail to sub_rht-history@info.randomhouse.comABOUT THE AUTHOR IvAN VAN SERTIMA's pioneering work in linguistics and anthro- pology has appeared in numerous anthologies and journals. He is a regular contributor to the Inter-American Review, has pub- lished a collection of poems, critical essays and a Swahili Dic- tionary of Legal Terms, and has written on the subject of the African presence in Pre-Columbian America for The New York Times. Professor Van Sertima teaches at Rutgers University.