1491: new revelations of the Americas before Columbus
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New York : Vintage, a division of Random House, Inc., 2011., New York : Vintage, a division of Random House, Inc., 2011.
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Second Vintage Books edition.
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9781400032051, 1400032059, 9781439562659, 1439562652
Physical Desc:
xiv, 553 pages : illustrations, maps, portraits ; 21 cm
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1210L
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"Charles C. Mann's groundbreaking work of science, history, and archaeology, now expanded and updated in this new edition, radically alters our understanding of the Americas before the arrival of Columbus in 1492. Contrary to what so many Americans learn in school, Columbus did not land in a sparsely settled, near-pristine wilderness. Recent research has show that Indians arrived millennia earlier than previously thought and shaped the lands around them in ways that we are only now beginning to understand. The astonishing Aztec capital of Tenochtitlán had running water and immaculately clean streets, and was larger than any contemporary European city. Native cultures created corn in a specialized breeding process that has been called man's first feat of genetic engineering. Perhaps most surprising, many researchers believe that past Indian cultures created much of today's Amazon forest. This is a transformative new look at a rich and fascinating world we only thought we knew."--
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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"Charles C. Mann's groundbreaking work of science, history, and archaeology, now expanded and updated in this new edition, radically alters our understanding of the Americas before the arrival of Columbus in 1492. Contrary to what so many Americans learn in school, Columbus did not land in a sparsely settled, near-pristine wilderness. Recent research has show that Indians arrived millennia earlier than previously thought and shaped the lands around them in ways that we are only now beginning to understand. The astonishing Aztec capital of Tenochtitlán had running water and immaculately clean streets, and was larger than any contemporary European city. Native cultures created corn in a specialized breeding process that has been called man's first feat of genetic engineering. Perhaps most surprising, many researchers believe that past Indian cultures created much of today's Amazon forest. This is a transformative new look at a rich and fascinating world we only thought we knew."--,taken from back cover.
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Mann, C. C. (2011). 1491: new revelations of the Americas before Columbus. Second Vintage Books edition. Vintage, a division of Random House, Inc.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Mann, Charles C.. 2011. 1491: New Revelations of the Americas Before Columbus. Vintage, a division of Random House, Inc.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Mann, Charles C., 1491: New Revelations of the Americas Before Columbus. Vintage, a division of Random House, Inc, 2011.
MLA Citation (style guide)Mann, Charles C.. 1491: New Revelations of the Americas Before Columbus. Second Vintage Books edition. Vintage, a division of Random House, Inc, 2011.
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