One rather blatant error is the treatment of Easter Island - which the author portrays as a self-inflicted catastrophe. In reality, there are probably three ge

One rather blatant error is the treatment of Easter Island - which the author portrays as a self-inflicted catastrophe. In reality, there are probably three general phases of Eastern Island inhabitation: (one) initial discovery and subsequent deforestation, (two) a long period of relatively stable population, (three) raids by European pirates who murdered or transported most of the population to work as slaves in Chilean guano mines. The third issue is entirely neglected in that book. Not a very good sign, really.