Sea Traders

The Emergence of Man #11

by Maitland A. Edey

Part of the Time-Life "Emergence of Man" series

Genres: History, Ancient History, Nonfiction, Reference

Hardcover

First published January 1, 1974

About the author

Maitland Armstrong Edey

Reviews

[Noreen · Rating 5 out of 5]

I’ve wondered who were the Asian traders in “A Hundred Years of Solitude” . Were the Chinese trading silks in South and Central America? No, the Asian traders were from Lebanon, probably before Lebanon was a country. Met a Carnegie Mellon architect on a plane flight in May, who spent years in Lebanon in the 1980’s. He mentioned the Lebanese were seafarers of Phoenician origin. Found this book on my shelves, has a history of the Phoenicians. Cathigians (Hannibal’s people) might have been Phoenicians who settled, instead of remaining traders. Seems to be a link between Phoenicians and Portuguese, worth exploring. Genetic bias for Phoenicians to trade?

[Belle Meade School]

913.3

[Fearofbirdshit · Rating 4 out of 5]

Not my favorite book in this series but I love these books. I got the whole series for a buck a book. I think that prehistory might be my "thing".