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Madoc: The Making of a Myth (Oxford Paperbacks) New Ed Edition

by Gwyn A. Williams (Author)
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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 gripped both sides of the Atlantic in the 1790s, concentrating particularly on the rapid increase in Welsh immigrations to the United States that resulted from the rush to discover the lost tribe of white, Welsh-speaking Indians left behind by Madoc. This unique work of historical detection not only recovers the factual origins of strange stories and influential beliefs, but also investigates how myth can actually create and shape history.
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  1. ISBN-10
    0192851780
  2. ISBN-13
    978-0192851789
  3. Edition
    New Ed
  4. Publisher
    Oxford University Press
  5. Publication date
    March 3, 1988
  6. Language
    English
  7. Dimensions
    5.19 x 0.63 x 7.75 inches
  8. Print length
    240 pages
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Gwyn Williams, retired Professor of history at Cardiff University, is the author of many books, including Artisans and Sans-Culottes, Antonio Gramsci, and When Was Wales.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Oxford University Press; New Ed edition (March 3, 1988)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 240 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0192851780
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0192851789
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 6.3 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.19 x 0.63 x 7.75 inches
  • Customer Reviews:
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David George
5.0 out of 5 stars A magnificent myth.
Reviewed in the United States on September 7, 2012
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This is a ripping great yarn, its about an idea- and how it flowed into the national consciousness.
About how european bloodlines flowed into the Americas and possibly beyond into the vastness
of the Pacific.

While this remains a possibility the story of Madoc remains a myth. It is the journey of the idea
which makes this book so fascinating and readable.
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Local Historian
4.0 out of 5 stars Myth creation
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This book is perhaps the most thorough exposition of the Madoc myth. Written in 1987, Professor Williams, now sadly not with us, explores is some detail how the myth of Madoc came into being, the heyday of its belief, and how it fitted into the need for a Welsh historical narrative in the late 18th century as well as its fall from favour. More importantly he explains that the biggest assumption one might make is that it was peculiarly Welsh. It served its purpose for English, European and Americans alike when political capital could be made of it, and had little to do with understanding the Welsh as a nation or people. Some might find the book hard going without some background in Welsh or indeed American history.
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