Written In the Ruins (ebook)

Argumento de Written In the Ruins (ebook)

Paul Chiasson reveals the possibility that early Chinese settlers landed in Cape Breton long before Europeans.

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.0[CONTENTS] Prologue: A Shipwreck?s Tale Introduction: The Path to the Second City Part One: The Second City 1 The Ruins on the Shore 2 Rovers of the Sea 3 The Ruins on Mount Grenville 4 The Mark of an Ancient Canal 5 A Cannon from the Past Part Two: Rovers of the Sea 6 The Adventures of David Ingram 7 The Treasure Fleets 8 A Culture Forgotten 9 History through a New Lens Part Three: History Derailed 10 History Takes a Turn 11 Nicolo Zeno of Venice 12 Evolution of a Myth 13 The Zeno Stories Come of Age 14 The Battle for History 15 Myth Becomes History Epilogue: Attend to the Original Facts Acknowledgements Notes Selected Bibliography Index