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. But recently unexpected discoveries have dramatically changed
our understanding of Indian life. Many scholars now argue that the
Indians were much more numerous, were in the Americas for far longer and
had far more ecological impact on the land than previously believed.
This knowledge has enormous implications for today's environmental
disputes, yet little has filtered into textbooks and even less into
public awareness. Mann brings together all of the latest research, and
the results of his own travels throughout North and South America, to
provide a new, fascinating and iconoclastic account of the Americas
before Columbus.
1491 : The Americas Before Columbus - Charles C. Mann
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