The Sailing Saint

by Ned Bustard

There is no doubt that the Irish were frequent seafarers of the North Atlantic sea currents 900 years before the voyage of Columbus. Shawnee Indian traditions tell of an Irish-speaking tribe existing in Florida while in 1519 Cortez came across the legend of Quetzalcoatl - "The Precious" - a white-bearded missionary who had come from holy isle to the northwest.

31 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2005

About the author

I have written a number of books including Revealed: A Storybook Bible for Grown-Ups, History of Art: Creation through Contemporary, the Legends & Leagues geography series, and Squalls Before War: His Majesty’s Schooner Sultana. I am the owner of World’s End Images. I am on the board of ASCHA and on staff with CIVA. In my spare time I am the creative director for Square Halo Books, for whom I edited the book It Was Good: Making Art to the Glory of God and Bigger on the Inside: Christianity and Doctor Who. I recently illustrated the Saint Valentine the Kindhearted for IVP Kids. Find me on Amazon and buy all my books through Hearts & Minds Bookstore.

Reviews

[Michael · Rating 3 out of 5]

Simple read, great Celtic art work, introducing the young reader to one of Europe's early explorers of North America.

[Maggie · Rating 3 out of 5]

It was good that he was Christian...I wasn't sure he was at first because he was a monk, but then he had communion. It was good.

[Karen · Rating 3 out of 5]

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