1421: THE YEAR CHINA DISCOVERED AMERICA?

By Chris on July 6th, 2004

PBS will be airing a documentary based on the book “1421: The Year China Discovered the World,” which outlines the case of the Chinese actually being the first to discover America. I hadn’t even heard of the book until today, but Matt Scoble is reading it and has this to say:

…I’m reading a book ‘1421 The Year China Discovered America’ that makes a darn good case that Christopher Columbus didn’t discover America. He’s done a ton of work that shows that the Chinese were actually here 60 years prior and that Christopher Columbus actually had copies of their maps!

The book is a must read, by the way. Even if the conclusion is wrong it gives amazing detail about just how advanced Chinese culture was in the 1420s.

Read more about the book here:
Amazon.com: Books: 1421: The Year China Discovered America

and the documentary here:
PBS Previews | 1421: The Year China Discovered America?

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5 Responses to �: THE YEAR CHINA DISCOVERED AMERICA?”

matt
Jul 6th, 2004 at 19:47:41

See, the funny thing is….nobody knows the TRUE story….’cept for me….And you all are in for such a pleasant suprise….cuz i’m going to reveal the truth… See, the real person who founded good ol America…was none other than your’s truly. For autographs….please send your mailing address and a deposit of 100 dollars to the address found on my URL. Thanks.
Paul C.
Jul 7th, 2004 at 09:22:58

Does this mean we get another holiday?
Lori
Jul 7th, 2004 at 15:42:29

Gee Matt, you look pretty grood for someone who’s 500 years old.
Bryan
Jul 7th, 2004 at 19:11:09

So is this book fact or fiction? (Sorry I don’t always catch on right away lol)

–Bryan
Bryan
Jul 13th, 2004 at 02:30:14

It’s fiction I get it. Gee I really need too read more carefully.

–Bryan

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