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Read out of astralia - by steven and evan strong. Very interesting. Will update after the read. Steven and steven strong.
He argues that the fast-moving diseases that europeans brought to these communities wiped out not only the native populations but also their careful stewardship of their natural resources.
Columbus "discovering" america in 1491. Mann's thesis that there were millions of people in the americas before columbus' landing in 1492.
Mann has a writing style that is entertaining to read, while still providing dense information that is meticulously researched. The information is not just fascinating and insightful, but written in an enjoyable way that makes it hard to put the book ... Read More
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He claims that “slash and burn is a modern intruition caused by europeans who brought the iron tools”. In one instance he makes the bizarre statement that women and children were spared if their tribe lost a contest, while the men were tortured and ki... Read More
Mann has a knack for creating a tantalizing headline, but then delivers only a few isolated facts stretchily sewn together with generous amounts of personal opinion and bravado. I hope enough of you do so fantasy writers like mann can't pass off their... Read More
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I am a homeschool mom and trying to educate my child with the truth of how america came to be
Once i was done with the main body of work i was done
I am intrigued by the author’s claims
Some like serpent mound in ohio have long been recognized while others such as the grand scale of the geoglyphs in peru were on... Read More
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You will learn a little about early religion in the americas
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- This product had a total of 5,995 reviews as of our last analysis date on Dec 5 2023.
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Turns out to be a misleading half truth
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In fact there was such a dearth of information and likely may still be that the popular notions that charles c
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Mann counters seem implausible at first glance
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It seem ridiculous to suggest the indigenous people of the americas had little impact on their environment or were there no ebbs and flows of population numbers and locations of the indigenous civilization
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This doesnt make manns counters any less valuable as he tries to approach what he sees as misconceptions of multiple angles and even platforms arguments against his own
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Manns tendency to provide a balance of information to each of his arguments did drag the book for me
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Also the end notes at the end of the book were all numbered they should have been in the chapters themselves
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Sometimes gets pretty deep and over my head but i was still able to glean som useful information from it
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