Who Was Here First?: Discussion of Pre-Columbian Visitations of Old World Cultures Before Columbus: And the Political, Economic, and Sociol - Tapa blanda

The author is a lifelong resident of Rockland County, New York, being a twelfth generation person in the area (his first ancestor having arrived from England in 1639). He has been a park ranger in the region for over 20 years, a science and history teacher, lecturer, journalist, and writer for fifteen years, and has hiked the woodlands of the Hudson Valley and Highlands all of his life. His interest piqued by the artifacts discussed herein, he founded a research organization devoted to studying these and other anomalous historical and natural topics. Mr. Smith is the Director of Research and the Research Library Curator for the Center For The Study of Natural and Historical Anomalies. Holland Hastings "Dutch" Schmidt has been a lecturer for over twenty five years on subjects ranging from political science to satire to history and science. He also has been a prolific writer with over 500 articles to his credit dating back to the 1980s. Having been a teacher and professor of science and history for decades he has managed to scatter the seeds of his knowledge to generations of audiences. His kudos have included appearances on national television as guest scientist and historian and gaining widespread recognition for his work as well as humanitarian activities. Never one to be bored, he continues to find interest in new endeavors, his latest being the influence of technology on the human condition both good and bad and musings on state of the arts developments in physics. His latest challenge which he conquered is downhill skiing which he plans to expand upon in the upcoming seasons.