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Endorsements of Courage, Endurance, Sacrifice
“Rich in historical facts, this biographical work of three
generations of missionary work in one family covering the
period from 1875 to 1972 and from “Wild West” Texas and Mexico
then later to China and Taiwan is amazingly detailed. This
latest publication by Charlotte Harris Rees vividly depicts
the courage, endurance, and sacrifice of those pioneering
missionary workers in faith.
“In this well-researched book the author offers a good picture
of the true nature of missionary work and of the contributions
missionaries have made in many parts of the world.
“For readers interested in the modern history of China during the most turbulent period of its history, this book also provides useful insights.”
Hwa-Wei Lee, PhD, Retired Chief of the Asian Division, Library of Congress
“In Courage, Endurance, Sacrifice Charlotte Harris Rees inspires readers in a carefully researched portrayal of three generations of her family as they faced epic degrees of adversity with simple, reasoned, obedient, and patient endurance. The family’s selfless witness allowed them to become uniquely one with their indigenous people groups in a truly shared humanity. I recommend this page-turner.”
Jim Berwick, Archivist, International Mission Board, Southern Baptist Convention
Endorsements of
Did Ancient Chinese Explore America?
My Journey Through the Rocky Mountains to Find Answers
“The travelogue by Ms. Rees is of great significance in that it was the first…attempt to follow the footsteps of the Chinese travelers as described in Shan Hai Jing and look to sufficient evidence such as geography, plants, animals, minerals, and petroglyphs. Although there have been many doubts in the past about the accuracy and reliability of the
Shan Hai Jing, Ms. Rees’s observations and findings are convincing and will undoubtedly lead to even further studies by open-minded researchers.”
Hwa-Wei Lee, PhD, Former Chief, Asian Division, Library of Congress; Dean of Libraries Emeritus, Ohio University
“I wholeheartedly recommend every Rees book – engaging in style and consistently advancing knowledge. Charlotte Harris Rees, author of pioneer expanding books, is possessed of all sterling qualities required for original scientific erudition, which she fearlessly resumes.”
Cyclone Covey, PhD in History from Stanford University; Professor Emeritus, Wake Forest University
Endorsements for New World Secrets on Ancient Asian Maps
“Charlotte Harris Rees has devoted years to researching the subject of the early arrival of Asians to the Americas. She was initially inspired by the Korean map collection of her father, Dr. Hendon M. Harris Jr, and his book The Asiatic Fathers of America.
“New World Secrets on Ancient Asian Maps is the result of much more evidence that was gathered by the author in her extensive research and tireless scholarly pursuit. This book is recommended reading for all who are interested in revisiting world history in a new light.”
Hwa-Wei Lee, PhD, Former Chief, Asian Division, Library of Congress; Dean of Libraries Emeritus, Ohio University
“Charlotte Harris Rees is intrepid, and a matchless authority on ancient maps.”
Cyclone Covey, PhD in History from Stanford University; Professor Emeritus, Wake Forest University
Endorsements for Secret Maps of the Ancient
World
"Secret Maps of the
Ancient World is a spell-binding
book which presents a compelling case for ancient Chinese
voyagers coming to the Americas. Reading the book, I
felt like I had fallen into the archives for the movie,
National Treasure -- only this time, it's real!!"
Diana Waring,
Author of History curriculum and international speaker
"This scholarly and yet
easy to read book is a major contribution to the early history
of the Americas and the relations to China and other parts of
Asia. There is much evidence that Chinese were in America
hundreds if not thousands of years before Columbus. Based on
the rare Asian maps collection of her late father, Dr. Hendon
M. Harris, the author has painstakingly researched, including
using the resources of the Library of Congress, to present her
findings that Chinese had indeed traveled by sea to the
Americas since 2000 BC."
Hwa-Wei Lee, PhD, Former Chief, Asian Division, Library of Congress (Retired); Dean Emeritus, Ohio University Libraries
"Secret Maps of the
Ancient World is the definitive
reference book on Chinese voyages to America over the past
4000 years. It is a tremendous intellectual achievement. I
hope that 10 years from now it will be in every American
school. The 1421 team gives our warmest congratulations."
Gavin Menzies, author of New York
Times Bestseller 1421 and 1434
“Charlotte Harris Rees,
true to her distinguished pioneer father Hendon, resumes
affronting usually-bypassed primary evidence free of 19th
century dogmas with refreshing skeptical common sense.”
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Cyclone
Covey, PhD Stanford 1949, Professor Emeritus of
History at Wake Forest, author of numerous books
including A Critical Reprise of ‘Aboriginal’ American
History, 1999- 2005 |
Endorsements for The Asiatic Fathers of America
"The matching of today's known
geography with locations identified on these Chinese maps was
begun by the late Hendon Harris..."
Donald Cyr in "Ancient
Chinese Maps of the World," Across Before Columbus:
Evidence for Transoceanic Contact with the Americas
Prior to 1492, NEARA, 1998
“In my assessment, The
Asiatic Fathers of America is a groundbreaking and
important book that was well ahead of its time when it was
first privately printed and circulated over thirty years ago.
Now the author’s daughter, Mrs. Charlotte Rees, is seeking to
have her father’s book properly published and widely
circulated for the first time.”
Robert Schoch, Yale
1983, PhD,
Professor of Natural Science, College of General
Studies, Boston University author of Voyages of the
Pyramid Builders, Penguin Putnam, New York 2003
“Hendon Mason Harris, a
Baptist missionary in China, noted strong links between the
mappemonde and the Shan Hai Ching.”... “Some of the
information displayed on the Chinese mappemonde and in certain
books of the Shan Hai Ching does seem to deal with
places, features, and fauna specific to the American
continent. The information it contains could only have
been acquired through an exploration of the eastern side of
the Pacific.”
Patrick Huyghe,
University of Virginia and Syracuse, in
Columbus Was Last, MJF Books, New York, 1992
(Huyghe has written numerous
articles for publications such as Omni, New York,
the New York Times Magazine and
Discover.)
“Harris deserves
gratitude for this major historical advance. The Harris Map
seems to be a copy of the original that came with the Shan
Hai Jing.”
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Cyclone
Covey, PhD Stanford 1949, Professor Emeritus of
History at Wake Forest, author of numerous books
including A Critical Reprise of ‘Aboriginal’ American
History, 1999- 2005 |
"The Harris collection of maps will, in
the long run, cause an even more fundamental and agonizing
reappraisal of American history than my book has."
Gavin Menzies, author of the best-selling book
1421, the year China discovered America as quoted by
Shannon Brennan, "Were Chinese Here First?" The News and
Advance, Lynchburg, Virginia, May 15, 2005
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