Charles C. Mann

1493: Uncovering the New World Columbus Created (2011)

Mann's "1493" is a fine follow-on to his earlier "1491", which looked at the current state of knowledge about what the Americas and their native societies looked like on the eve of European arrival. "1493" draws on Alfred Crosby's "Ecological Imperialism" to examine what's now called the "Columbi...

1491: New Revelations of the Americas Before Columbus (2006)