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1491 by Michael Mann is a must read for anyone even vaguely interested in the Americas before European arrival. It’s a fantastic book that will change how you t
by roughly 4y ago
1491 by Michael Mann is a must read for anyone even vaguely interested in the Americas before European arrival. It’s a fantastic book that will change how you think about indigenous cultures in the Americas and make this kind of thing seem a lot less surprising.
- bleachedsleet 4y agoWould also recommend the follow up, 1493 for a comparison of how Columbus altered these cultures. Excellent books.
- aerovistae 4y agoI think you mean Charles Mann :) Michael Mann is a director of heist movies.
- mistrial9 4y agoalso this guy -- http://www.met.psu.edu/people/mem45 http://www.met.psu.edu/people/mem45
- roughly 4y agoWhoops, yes, Charles Mann. Too late for an edit or delete; guess that typo's just gonna live there now. Although Michael Mann's filmography is pretty good, too.
- h2odragon 4y agohey you were in the right general neighborhood. "that dude that wrote the book about the thing" is as far as I usually get. "you know, the cover was blue"
- bee_rider 4y agoAnyone who has encountered a potato or corn (maize) should know that the Americas had superior agricultural technology to Europe. Metallurgy and mechanics just leave more obvious artifacts.
- ghotli 4y agoI read this in my late teenage years. I can safely say it had a great impact on me and how I view the world. It was especially jarring as I was still in high school and the narrative I was being taught / had been taught was quite... well it left out a lot of things.