1491: New Revelations of the Americas Before Columbus
| Book | 1491: New Revelations of the Americas Before Columbus |
| Format | Trade Paperback |
| Language | English |
| This Edition Published | 2006-10-00 |
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| Author | Charles C. Mann |
| Cover/Jacket Design by | Abby Weintraub |
| Cover photo | John White |
| Cover Art by | Miguel Covarrubias |
| Imprint | Vintage Books |
| Publisher | Random House, Inc. |
| Author photo/portrait | J.D. Sloan |
| Book Design by | Virginia Tan |
| Copyright Holder | Charles C. Mann |
| Format | Trade Paperback |
| Language | English |
| Location | New York |
| This Edition Published | 2006-10-00 |
| Copyright | 2005, 2006 |
| Pages / Font | 541 pages |
| ISBN 13 | 978-1-4000-3205-1 |
| ISBN 10 | 1-4000-3205-9 |
| Barcode | 9781400032051 |
| EAN 5 | 51595 |
| Price | U.S. $15.95 |
| Price | CAN. $18.95 |
| Impression/Printing No. | 12 |
| Printer's Key | 12 14 16 18 20 19 17 15 13 |
| Chapters | 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
Afterword for the Vintage Edition
Appendixes
A. Loaded Words
B. Talking Knots
C. The Syphilis Exceptions
D. Calendar Math
Acknowledgments
Notes
Bibliography
Index 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
Afterword for the Vintage Edition
Appendixes
A. Loaded Words
B. Talking Knots
C. The Syphilis Exceptions
D. Calendar Math
Acknowledgments
Notes
Bibliography
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| Notes | "With a new afterword" The Library of Congress catalog information is for the Knopf edition. Printed in the United States of America |
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