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A book by Charles C. Mann about the pre-Columbian Americas, based on recent research findings from various fields. It challenges the traditional views on population, culture, and environment of the Indigenous peoples of the Americas.
- Charles C. Mann
- 2005
Oct 10, 2006 · NATIONAL BESTSELLER • A groundbreaking work of science, history, and archaeology that radically alters our understanding of the Americas before the arrival of Columbus in 1492—from “a remarkably engaging writer” (The New York Times Book Review).
- Charles C. Mann
- $14.7
- Vintage
Mar 1, 2002 · Charles C. Mann is a contributing writer at The Atlantic. His books include 1491, based on his March 2002 cover story, and The Wizard and the Prophet.
NATIONAL BESTSELLER • A groundbreaking work of science, history, and archaeology that radically alters our understanding of the Americas before the arrival of Columbus in 1492—from “a remarkably engaging writer” (The New York Times Book Review).
- Paperback
Nov 6, 2006 · by Charles C. Mann (Author) 4.5 235 ratings. See all formats and editions. Up until very recently it was believed that in 1491, the year before Columbus landed, the Americas, one-third of the earth's surface, were a near-pristine wilderness inhabited by small roaming bands of indigenous people.
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- Charles C. Mann
- $17.93
- Granta Books
Aug 21, 2005 · Our founding myth suggests the Americas were a lightly populated wilderness before Europeans arrived. Historian Charles C. Mann compiled evidence of a far more complex and populous...
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Aug 9, 2005 · 1491: New Revelations of the Americas Before Columbus. Hardcover – Deckle Edge, August 9, 2005. by Charles C. Mann (Author) 4.6 6,239 ratings. See all formats and editions. A groundbreaking study that radically alters our understanding of the Americas before the arrival of the Europeans in 1492.
