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They came before Columbus : (Record no. 5651)

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010 ## - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CONTROL NUMBER
LC control number 2003278224
020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER
International Standard Book Number 0812968174
040 ## - CATALOGING SOURCE
Original cataloging agency DLC
Transcribing agency DLC
Modifying agency ZET-ke
Language of cataloging eng
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050 00 - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CALL NUMBER
Classification number E109.A35
Item number V36 2003
082 00 - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER
Classification number 970.01/9
Edition number 22
100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME
Personal name Van Sertima, Ivan.
245 10 - TITLE STATEMENT
Title They came before Columbus :
Remainder of title the African presence in ancient America /
Statement of responsibility, etc Ivan Van Sertima.
250 ## - EDITION STATEMENT
Edition statement Random House trade pbk. ed.
260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT)
Place of publication, distribution, etc New York :
Name of publisher, distributor, etc Random House Trade Paperbacks,
Date of publication, distribution, etc 2003.
300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Extent xviii, 284 p. ;
Dimensions 25 cm.
500 ## - GENERAL NOTE
General note Originally published: c1976.
504 ## - BIBLIOGRAPHY, ETC. NOTE
Bibliography, etc Includes bibliographical references and index.
505 ## - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE
Formatted contents note Introduction--Author's note--The secret route from Guinea--The visible witnesses--The mariner prince of Mali--Africans across the sea--Among the Quetzalcoatls--Mandingo traders in medieval Mexico--Black Africa and Egypt--The black kings of the twenty-fifth dynasty--African-Egyptian presences in ancient America--Plants and transplants--Smoking, tobacco, and pipes in Africa and America--The mystery of Mu-lan-p'i--Postscript on other finds.
650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name as entry element Africans
Geographic subdivision America
General subdivision History
Chronological subdivision To 1500.
650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name as entry element Indians
General subdivision African influences.
650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name as entry element Black people
Geographic subdivision America
General subdivision History.
651 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--GEOGRAPHIC NAME
Geographic name America
General subdivision Discovery and exploration
-- African.
651 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--GEOGRAPHIC NAME
Geographic name America
General subdivision Antiquities.
856 42 - ELECTRONIC LOCATION AND ACCESS
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856 42 - ELECTRONIC LOCATION AND ACCESS
Materials specified Publisher description
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Source of classification or shelving scheme Library of Congress Classification
Koha item type Books
Classification part E109.A35
Call number prefix E109.A35
Call number suffix .V36 2003
Holdings
Withdrawn status Lost status Source of classification or shelving scheme Damaged status Not for loan Collection code Home library Current library Shelving location Date acquired Source of acquisition Inventory number Total Checkouts Full call number Barcode Date last seen Price effective from Koha item type
    Library of Congress Classification     Non-fiction Zetech Library - Mang'u Zetech Library - Mang'u General Stacks 07/12/2023 Donations 9662   E109.A35 .V36 2003 Z011383 16/01/2024 16/01/2024 Books