Barry Fell (1917–1994)

Not as nutty as many "Columbus was last" books, gives a straitforward account of his evidence. Great illustrations. Some of it just seems fishy as hell, however. The Ogham is what takes the cake, as random lines and tallies are variously translated into Celtic or Phoenician or any other number of European languages. I think Bailey's The God-Kings and the Titans is a better place to start.

Really fun read, especially living in NH and so close to all the sites he and others investigate in this book. I'm pretty skeptical of a lot of his theories, and you definitely need to have an open mind to enjoy this book, but I found it to be an incredibly fun and interesting read. After you read this, I would highly recommend reading Vermont's Stone Chambers: An Inquiry Into Their Past by Giovanna Neudorfer. It is a historic and scientific survey of the stone chambers in VT and, honestly I show more am now quite convinced that the stone chambers are colonial. show less

The book reads like a story of exploration and adventure. The cracking of old languages and their stories have always been fascinating to read for me. Fell's careful steps in describing the celtic and phonicean explorations and settlements in America is exciting. His recounting the naval battle Ceasar faced in Gaul was spot on considering most people don't consider the Celts as having any type of navy. I had just finished reading the "Conquest of Gaul" by Ceasar not even a few months ago and show more it dawned on me then that it was fascinating that they had a navy so capable. I had totally forgotten it though until I reread it in America BC. I believe that America is ripe for a reinvestigation into our Ancient History. The era of anything before 1492 is clearly of Indian origin (which has always smacked of the ludicrous to me) is at an end. We, as well as the Indians, should revel in our history together and look at it with a critical eye. show less