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One of the most amazing stories in American history concerns Madoc of Wales, who is said to have discovered the American continent in the 12th century. Historians of the 16th century say that Madoc made more than one journey to America. There is much oral folklore and even written evidence to this fact, including tales of Native Americans who could speak Welsh. Not only that, but the extensive stone fortifications found throughout Madoc's supposed territory are accepted by academia today as being the work of "white people in the country before the arrival of Columbus." The story of Madoc deserves attention, whether it is truth or myth. The author, Zella Armstrong, has collected all of the available on Madoc and presented it here, for the reader's enjoyment and enlightenment. That a Welshman named Madoc could have discovered the new continent of America prior to Columbus may come as a surprise to many. Such a reaction is natural for we are accustomed to thinking a discovery is made only once. Our schoolbooks name only one inventor of the phonograph and the lightbulb: Edison. Only Morse is credited with inventing the telegraph. Marconi invented the radio, Bell, the telephone, and so on. Yet in all these cases, there were other investors who made the same discovery at the same time - and not just two; multiple inventors were developing aspects of an invention simultaneously. Could not something similar be at work in the story of Madoc? Why shan't we speak of him alongside Leif Erikson and Columbus?Published by New Saucerian PressCover photo: Andrew Colvin