On Savage Shores: How Indigenous Americans Discovered Europe

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On Savage Shores: How Indigenous Americans Discovered Europe by Caroline Dodds Pennock: Indigenous Curiosity and Legacy

On Savage Shores: How Indigenous Americans Discovered Europe by Caroline Dodds Pennock

Indigenous Curiosity and Legacy

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The lives and legacy of indigenous people brought to Europe.

By scouring the scant historical records, the lives and legacy of indigenous people brought to Europe can be found. 

Read by Maggie Service

The historical records of Indigenous people in Europe tells us very little, and is often obscured thanks to its provenance. But, with careful reading the lives and legacy of those brought to Europe can be illuminated. 

Written by Dr Caroline Dodds Pennock
Read by Maggie Service

Abridged by Laurence Wareing
Produced by Naomi Walmsley

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How Indigenous peoples discovered Europe long before Columbus set foot on American soil.

How Indigenous peoples - as traders, ambassadors and enslaved peoples - discovered Europe long before Columbus set foot on American soil. Read by Maggie Service.

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