The Resource The island of seven cities : where the Chinese settled when they discovered America, Paul Chiasson
The island of seven cities : where the Chinese settled when they discovered America, Paul Chiasson
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- Summary
- "In the summer of 2002, 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 record of it. In the two years of detective work that followed, Chiasson systematically surveyed the history of Europeans in North America and came to a stunning conclusion: the ruins he had stumbled upon an entire townsite on a mountaintop---did not belong to the Portuguese, the French, the English, or the Scots. And they predated John Cabot�1497 discovery of the island."--Book jacket
- Language
- eng
- Edition
- 1st ed.
- Extent
- 376 p.
- Contents
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- 1. Cut stones in the wilderness
- 2. Finding the edges of the world
- 3. John Cabot : a father effaced
- 4. Lost brothers
- 5. After the Portuguese
- 6. The French settle in
- 7. More brothers
- 8. A puzzling change of mind
- 9. Island of the dispossessed
- 10. Mysteries of the Mi'kmaq
- 11. A light in the east
- 12. Learning anew
- 13. An unexpected discovery
- 14. A family gathering
- 15. The summit
- 16. The wall and beyond
- 17. Parallel threads
- 18. Gavin and gold
- 19. Washington
- 20. The first visitors
- 21. Family reunions
- 22. Before the snow
- Isbn
- 9780312361860
- Label
- The island of seven cities : where the Chinese settled when they discovered America
- Title
- The island of seven cities
- Title remainder
- where the Chinese settled when they discovered America
- Statement of responsibility
- Paul Chiasson
- Subject
-
- Cape Breton Island (N.S.) -- Description and travel
- Cape Breton Island (N.S.) -- Discovery and exploration | Chinese
- trueCape Breton Island, Nova Scotia -- Description and travel
- Chiasson, Paul -- Travel -- Nova Scotia | Cape Breton Island
- Cape Breton Island (N.S.) -- Antiquities
- Chinese -- Nova Scotia | Cape Breton Island -- Antiquities
- trueChinese in Canada
- trueExplorers -- China
- trueChina -- Civilization
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- "In the summer of 2002, 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 record of it. In the two years of detective work that followed, Chiasson systematically surveyed the history of Europeans in North America and came to a stunning conclusion: the ruins he had stumbled upon an entire townsite on a mountaintop---did not belong to the Portuguese, the French, the English, or the Scots. And they predated John Cabot�1497 discovery of the island."--Book jacket
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- 178170
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- Chiasson, Paul
- Dewey number
- 971.69
- Illustrations
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- illustrations
- maps
- Index
- index present
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
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- Chiasson, Paul
- Chinese
- Cape Breton Island (N.S.)
- Cape Breton Island (N.S.)
- Cape Breton Island (N.S.)
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- where the Chinese settled when they discovered America
- Label
- The island of seven cities : where the Chinese settled when they discovered America, Paul Chiasson
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 352-362) and index
- Contents
- 1. Cut stones in the wilderness -- 2. Finding the edges of the world -- 3. John Cabot : a father effaced -- 4. Lost brothers -- 5. After the Portuguese -- 6. The French settle in -- 7. More brothers -- 8. A puzzling change of mind -- 9. Island of the dispossessed -- 10. Mysteries of the Mi'kmaq -- 11. A light in the east -- 12. Learning anew -- 13. An unexpected discovery -- 14. A family gathering -- 15. The summit -- 16. The wall and beyond -- 17. Parallel threads -- 18. Gavin and gold -- 19. Washington -- 20. The first visitors -- 21. Family reunions -- 22. Before the snow
- Control code
- 000040134326
- Dimensions
- 25 cm.
- Edition
- 1st ed.
- Extent
- 376 p.
- Isbn
- 9780312361860
- Other physical details
- ill., maps
- Label
- The island of seven cities : where the Chinese settled when they discovered America, Paul Chiasson
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 352-362) and index
- Contents
- 1. Cut stones in the wilderness -- 2. Finding the edges of the world -- 3. John Cabot : a father effaced -- 4. Lost brothers -- 5. After the Portuguese -- 6. The French settle in -- 7. More brothers -- 8. A puzzling change of mind -- 9. Island of the dispossessed -- 10. Mysteries of the Mi'kmaq -- 11. A light in the east -- 12. Learning anew -- 13. An unexpected discovery -- 14. A family gathering -- 15. The summit -- 16. The wall and beyond -- 17. Parallel threads -- 18. Gavin and gold -- 19. Washington -- 20. The first visitors -- 21. Family reunions -- 22. Before the snow
- Control code
- 000040134326
- Dimensions
- 25 cm.
- Edition
- 1st ed.
- Extent
- 376 p.
- Isbn
- 9780312361860
- Other physical details
- ill., maps
Subject
- Cape Breton Island (N.S.) -- Description and travel
- Cape Breton Island (N.S.) -- Discovery and exploration | Chinese
- trueCape Breton Island, Nova Scotia -- Description and travel
- Chiasson, Paul -- Travel -- Nova Scotia | Cape Breton Island
- Cape Breton Island (N.S.) -- Antiquities
- Chinese -- Nova Scotia | Cape Breton Island -- Antiquities
- trueChinese in Canada
- trueExplorers -- China
- trueChina -- Civilization
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