{"product_id":"1491-second-edition-new-revelations-of-the-americas-before-columbus-paperback-1","title":"1491 (Second Edition): New Revelations of the Americas Before Columbus - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eCharles C. Mann\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNATIONAL BESTSELLER - A groundbreaking work of science, history, and archaeology that radically alters our understanding of the Americas before the arrival of Columbus in 1492--from \"a remarkably engaging writer\" (\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review).\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eContrary to what so many Americans learn in school, the pre-Columbian Indians were not sparsely settled in a pristine wilderness; rather, there were huge numbers of Indians who actively molded and influenced the land around them. The astonishing Aztec capital of Tenochtitlan had running water and immaculately clean streets, and was larger than any contemporary European city. Mexican cultures created corn in a specialized breeding process that it has been called man's first feat of genetic engineering. Indeed, Indians were not living lightly on the land but were landscaping and manipulating their world in ways that we are only now beginning to understand. Challenging and surprising, this a transformative new look at a rich and fascinating world we only thought we knew.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCHARLES C. MANN, a correspondent for \u003ci\u003eThe Atlantic, Science, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eWired, \u003c\/i\u003e has written for \u003ci\u003eFortune, The New York Times, Smithsonian, Technology Review, Vanity Fair, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post, \u003c\/i\u003e as well as for the TV network HBO and the series \u003ci\u003eLaw \u0026amp; Order\u003c\/i\u003e. A three-time National Magazine Award finalist, he is the recipient of writing awards from the American Bar Association, the American Institute of Physics, the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, and the Lannan Foundation. His \u003ci\u003e1491\u003c\/i\u003e won the National Academies Communication Award for the best book of the year. He lives in Amherst, Massachusetts.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 576\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.2 x 7.8 x 5.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 10, 2006\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47383834591410,"sku":"9781400032051","price":21.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/211fd372b83c5eaea9482666e1e000a9_a2c08fcd-deec-4a2f-80bc-d8d16389f9c6.webp?v=1777869505","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/1491-second-edition-new-revelations-of-the-americas-before-columbus-paperback-1","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}