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ISBN
1400032059
EAN
9781400032051
Book Title
1491 (Second Edition) : New Revelations of the Americas before Columbus
Item Length
8in
Publisher
Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
Publication Year
2006
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Item Height
1.2in
Author
Charles C. Mann
Genre
Nature, History, Social Science
Topic
Archaeology, Ecosystems & Habitats / General, United States / General, Native American
Item Width
5.1in
Item Weight
18.6 Oz
Number of Pages
576 Pages

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Mann offers a groundbreaking study that radically alters readers' understanding of the Americas before the arrival of the Europeans in 1492.

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Publisher
Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
ISBN-10
1400032059
ISBN-13
9781400032051
eBay Product ID (ePID)
52179438

Product Key Features

Book Title
1491 (Second Edition) : New Revelations of the Americas before Columbus
Author
Charles C. Mann
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Topic
Archaeology, Ecosystems & Habitats / General, United States / General, Native American
Publication Year
2006
Genre
Nature, History, Social Science
Number of Pages
576 Pages

Dimensions

Item Length
8in
Item Height
1.2in
Item Width
5.1in
Item Weight
18.6 Oz

Additional Product Features

Lc Classification Number
E61.M266 2006
Edition Number
2
Reviews
"A journalistic masterpiece." -The New York Review of Books "Marvelous. . . . A sweeping portrait of human life in the Americas before the arrival of Columbus. . . . A remarkably engaging writer." -The New York Times Book Review   "Fascinating. . . . A landmark of a book that drops ingrained images of colonial American into the dustbin, one after the other." -The Boston Globe "A ripping, man-on-the-ground tour of a world most of us barely intuit. . . . An exhilarating shift in perspective. . . . 1491 erases our myth of a wilderness Eden. It replaces that fallacy with evidence of a different genesis, exciting and closer to true." -The Cleveland Plain Dealer "Mann tells a powerful, provocative and important story. . . . 1491 vividly compels us to re-examine how we teach the ancient history of the Americas and how we live with the environmental consequences of colonization." -The Washington Post Book World "Engagingly written and utterly absorbing. . . . Part detective story, part epic and part tragedy." -The Miami Herald "Provocative. . . . A Jared Diamond-like volley that challenges prevailing thinking about global development. Mann has chronicled an important shift in our vision of world development, one out young children could end up studying in their text books when they reach junior high." -San Francisco Chronicle "Marvelous. . . . A revelation. . . . Our concept of pure wilderness untouched by grubby human hands must now be jettisoned." -The New York Sun "Monumental. . . . Mann slips in so many fresh, new interpretations of American history that it all adds up to a deeply subversive work." -Salon "Concise and brilliantly entertaining. . . . Reminiscent of John McPhee's eloquence with scientific detail." -Los Angeles Times, “A journalistic masterpiece.â€� -The New York Review of Books “Marvelous. . . . A sweeping portrait of human life in the Americas before the arrival of Columbus. . . . A remarkably engaging writer.â€� -The New York Times Book Review “Fascinating. . . . A landmark of a book that drops ingrained images of colonial American into the dustbin, one after the other.â€� -The Boston Globe “A ripping, man-on-the-ground tour of a world most of us barely intuit. . . . An exhilarating shift in perspective. . . . 1491 erases our myth of a wilderness Eden. It replaces that fallacy with evidence of a different genesis, exciting and closer to true.â€� -The Cleveland Plain Dealer “Mann tells a powerful, provocative and important story. . . . 1491 vividly compels us to re-examine how we teach the ancient history of the Americas and how we live with the environmental consequences of colonization.â€� -The Washington Post Book World “Engagingly written and utterly absorbing. . . . Part detective story, part epic and part tragedy.â€� -The Miami Herald “Provocative. . . . A Jared Diamond-like volley that challenges prevailing thinking about global development. Mann has chronicled an important shift in our vision of world development, one out young children could end up studying in their text books when they reach junior high.â€� -San Francisco Chronicle “Marvelous. . . . A revelation. . . . Our concept of pure wilderness untouched by grubby human hands must now be jettisoned.â€� -The New York Sun “Monumental. . . . Mann slips in so many fresh, new interpretations of American history that it all adds up to a deeply subversive work.â€� -Salon “Concise and brilliantly entertaining. . . . Reminiscent of John McPhee's eloquence with scientific detail.â€� -Los Angeles Times, "Engagingly written and utterly absorbing... part detective story, part epic and part tragedy."The Miami Herald "Provocative... a Jared Diamond-like volley that challenges prevailing thinking about global development. Mann has chronicled an important shift in our vision of world development, one out young children could end up studying in their text books when they reach junior high."San Francisco Chronicle "Marvelous... a revelation... our concept of pure wilderness untouched by grubby human hands must now be jettisoned."The New York Sun "Monumental....Mann slips in so many fresh, new interpretations of American history that it all adds up to a deeply subversive work."Salon "Concise and brilliantly entertaining... reminiscent of John McPhee's eloquence with scientific detail."The Los Angeles Times, "One of the most compelling books of her remarkable career. . . . A magisterial and subtle exploration of all-too-human emotions."-"The Seattle Times" "Appealing. . . . Something to gladden hearts-at least among aficionados of the formally perfect murder scheme. . . . Even its murder victim is delectable. . . . The reader . . . secretly thrills to the discovery of each new corpse." -"The New York Times" "Thrilling. . . . Tantalizing. . . . Intense. . . . The solution to the crime is satisfyingly elegant."-"The Boston Herald" "James is at the height of her writing powers in describing this craggy bit of rock off England's coast so thoroughly that you can feel the wind against your face and the scrubland brush against your boots. Like Dalgleish and Miskin, you will wish you could return." -"The Baltimore Sun", " Engagingly written and utterly absorbing... part detective story, part epic and part tragedy." - "The Miami Herald" " " " Provocative... a Jared Diamond-like volley that challenges prevailing thinking about global development. Mann has chronicled an important shift in our vision of world development, one out young children could end up studying in their text books when they reach junior high." - "San Francisco Chronicle" " " " Marvelous... a revelation... our concept of pure wilderness untouched by grubby human hands must now be jettisoned." - "The New York Sun" " Monumental....Mann slips in so many fresh, new interpretations of American history that it all adds up to a deeply subversive work." - "Salon" " Concise and brilliantly entertaining... reminiscent of John McPhee's eloquence with scientific detail." - "The Los Angeles Times", "Engagingly written and utterly absorbing... part detective story, part epic and part tragedy."-"The Miami Herald" " " "Provocative... a Jared Diamond-like volley that challenges prevailing thinking about global development. Mann has chronicled an important shift in our vision of world development, one out young children could end up studying in their text books when they reach junior high."-"San Francisco Chronicle" " " "Marvelous... a revelation... our concept of pure wilderness untouched by grubby human hands must now be jettisoned."-"The New York Sun" "Monumental....Mann slips in so many fresh, new interpretations of American history that it all adds up to a deeply subversive work."-"Salon" "Concise and brilliantly entertaining... reminiscent of John McPhee's eloquence with scientific detail."- "The Los Angeles Times", "One of the most compelling books of her remarkable career. . . . A magisterial and subtle exploration of all-too-human emotions."The Seattle Times "Appealing. . . . Something to gladden heartsat least among aficionados of the formally perfect murder scheme. . . . Even its murder victim is delectable. . . . The reader . . . secretly thrills to the discovery of each new corpse." The New York Times "Thrilling. . . . Tantalizing. . . . Intense. . . . The solution to the crime is satisfyingly elegant."The Boston Herald "James is at the height of her writing powers in describing this craggy bit of rock off England's coast so thoroughly that you can feel the wind against your face and the scrubland brush against your boots. Like Dalgleish and Miskin, you will wish you could return." The Baltimore Sun
Table of Content
List of Maps Preface INTRODUCTION / Holmberg's Mistake 1. A View from Above PART ONE / Numbers from Nowhere? 2. Why Billington Survived 3. In the Land of Four Quarters 4. Frequently Asked Questions PART TWO / Very Old Bones 5. Pleistocene Wars 6. Cotton (or Anchovies) and Maize (Tales of Two Civilizations, Part I) 7. Writing, Wheels, and Bucket Brigades (Tales of Two Civilizations, Part II) PART THREE / Landscape with Figures 8. Made in America 9. Amazonia 10. The Artificial Wilderness 11. The Great Law of Peace Appendixes A. Loaded Words B. Talking Knots C. The Syphilis Exception D. Calendar Math Acknowledgments Notes Bibliography Index
Copyright Date
2006
Target Audience
Trade
Lccn
2007-276604
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  • by mareospeedwagonone
    Mar 19, 2017Top favorable review

    Excellent Book

    Excellent book for learning about what happened before Columbus ruined the Americas. The book spans the 32,000 year old artifacts in Peru to the very few bison in North America after Desoto's arrival and everything in between .......

    Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-OwnedSold by: nushys

  • by iyyPEgb7Taq@Deleted
    Jul 04, 2006

    1491 New Revelations of The Americas. a review.

    This book goes a long way to repudiate long held, erroneous and even dogmatic assertions by leading researchers that Native Americans before European conquest were thinly populated, unsophisticated nomads living in harmony with the natural world. The author convincingly argues that indigenous American peoples built very large, settled agricultural cities and villages, impacted the environment in profound and even transformitive ways, and in general were more sophisticated than commonly believed. This is a book that is long overdue. Along the way the author exposes the sad spectacle of academic specialists who cling to cherished pet theories with a dogmatic, almost religious conviction. Needles to say, long held, academically entrenched beliefs are hard to overcome; young turks beware, the ...

  • by edbrown90041
    May 06, 2008

    What you didn't know about the Americas before Columbus

    The short summary of this book is "everything you learned in school about the Americas before 1700 is wrong." This is a well-researched, well explained discussion of the ways in which we have undervalued and misunderstood the history of these two continents. It rewrites the history of the "settlement" of the Americas the same way Jared Diamond blasted the myth of European Superiority in "Guns, Germs, and Steel". The style is relatively conversational, and the writer is careful to present the evidence that supports his points and explain where there is conflicting evidence or where his case is weak. He demonstrates pretty conclusively that the primordial wilderness populated by a few primitive savages is a myth. When European settlers and plunderers came here, ...

  • by diab790
    Mar 09, 2011

    1491: ... the americas before columbus

    Charles C. Mann is a sensitive and engaging writer with a keen eye on important details. He successfully brought Mesoamerica back to life with a flood of new and enlightening revelations. Although Mr mann attempted to remain neutral throughout the debate, he always ended up on the side of the "apologetics" regarding the consequences of the European conquests of the continent. Nevertheless, 1491 is well researched, excellent read, and very engaging. I will be looking up the author's other books.

  • by langkal
    Apr 23, 2019

    Most awesome!

    History of the Americas is sadly mis- recorded in our middle and high schools. This book describes with compelling evidence how progressive, organized, scientific, and mathematical many cultures we're prior to the arrival of Columbus and other white settlers. These settlers came bestowing their gifts of syphilis, small pox, and other "civilized" diseases.

    Verified purchase: YesCondition: NewSold by: goodreads2015

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