Irreverent History

History books like to start with ships, flags, and a man who got lost and called it discovery. But the real story of America begins long before that, in a world alive with cities, councils, trade routes, art, and ceremony.

Before Columbus Got Lost rewrites the opening chapter of the Americas with humor, heart, and honesty. Jordan Blake Carter invites listeners to step into a continent that was never empty and never primitive. From the astronomers of Chaco Canyon to the philosophers of the Haudenosaunee, from the engineers who carved irrigation canals through desert sand to the artists who painted prayers onto clay, this is a history that refuses to whisper.

Carter’s trademark irreverent style turns forgotten facts into living stories, revealing a civilization that valued cooperation over conquest and balance over ownership. The result is not a tale of loss, but one of brilliance and survival, a reminder that the first Americans were not waiting to be discovered. They were already home.

Part celebration, part correction, and part love letter to the oldest story on this land, Before Columbus Got Lost proves that irreverence and respect can share the same page.