Madoc: The Making of a Myth (Oxford Paperbacks) by Williams, Gwyn A

Oxford/New York: Oxford University Press, 1987. 1st Printing. Trade Paperback. Very Good. 5x0x7. First printing. Surface tear on front cover. 1987 Trade Paperback. 225 pp. Three hundred years before Columbus, Madoc, son of Prince Owain Gwynedd, sailed to North America in order to settle there. Soon thereafter, he returned to Wales, leaving behind some of his people to colonize the newly discovered land. First reported by Dr. John Dee to Queen Elizabeth I and publicized as the official view in 1580 in order to justify the English raids on Spanish-controlled North America, this myth greatly influenced American and Welsh history. Though now largely discredited, it still maintains a presence, as seen by the construction in 1958 of a monumental plaque in Alabama that commemorates Madoc's landing. Gwyn Williams offers the first full-length analysis of the Madoc myth, including a full description of how and why the Elizabethans developed it. He explores, in depth, the "Madoc fever" that… Read More

Oxford University Press. Very Good-. 1988. Paperback. 0192851780 . Binding well intact. Spine uncreased. Pages unmarked, but lightly tanned with age. Cover bright and clean, with only faint signs of general aging. Support an independent used bookstore in Minneapolis. ; Oxford Paperbacks; 5.19 X 0.63 X 7.75 inches; 238 pages .