According to journalist Joseph and his contributors, there is ample evidence that Columbus and even the Vikings were not the first offshore visitors to America. In fact, they argue, Columbus carried secret maps to guide him to the New World, Buddhist missionaries from India left a medallion there a thousand years ago, and a fifth-century Christian church stands in Connecticut. In a series of lively and thought-provoking essays we are given to understand that the Grand Canyon contains an underground city, an anonymous Incan is buried in Norway, the Romans may have landed in New Jersey and Florida harbors an ancient copy of Stonehenge. Joseph and his contributors argue that suppression by the academe is one of the reasons for our not knowing about these amazing artifacts and structures, and that the prehistory of America needs to be re-written. Annotation ©2009 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)