1491: New Revelations of the Americas Before Columbus
This riveting, accessible work argues that most of what we thought we knew about the Americas before Columbus was wrong. Rather than a small number of people living lightly on the land, a vast population of Indians managed the land beautifully, leaving behind an enormous ecological legacy. This...
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This riveting, accessible work argues that most of what we thought we knew about the Americas before Columbus was wrong. Rather than a small number of people living lightly on the land, a vast population of Indians managed the land beautifully, leaving behind an enormous ecological legacy. This eye-opening reexamination of our history is an enthralling journey of scientific exploration.Original material © 2005 Charles C. Mann. Recorded by arrangement with Alfred A. Knopf, a division of Random House, Inc.
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Format: Textbook
ASIN: 9781400032051
Publish date: 10-10-2006
Publisher: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
Edition language: English
Category:
Non Fiction,
History,
Literature,
Science,
American,
Environment,
Nature,
Politics,
American History,
Anthropology,
World History,
Historical