![]() What happened to the Mound Builders of the Midwest differs from what happened to the communities of the Hudson River Valley or the Incas of the Andes mountains. 1491 blends technology, history, anthropology, and archaeology to give us a glimpse of what the Western hemisphere looked like during this flourishing time of human civilization.įinally, 1491 does much to address the tough questions about what happened to many of these civilizations leading up to, and in the wake of, European colonization. Find out who invented corn and learn how the thundering herds of American bison came to dominate the Great Plains. ![]() ![]() Mann shows readers how the Americas were cultivated and engineered to allow millions of inhabitants long before the arrival of Europeans in the area. This book fills in the blanks- spanning all the way from South American and Mesoamerican empires like the Inca and Aztec through to civilizations closer to home such as the ancient Mississipians who built huge cities near modern-day St. ![]() Mann-it’s the perfect book to read in November, which is Native American Heritage month.ġ491 chronicles the cultures and civilizations that populated the Americas prior to contact with colonial powers. Today, I am recommending 1491: New Revelations of the Americas Before Columbus by Charles C. ![]() This is Michael Maxwell with the Sioux City Public Library and you’re listening to Check It Out. ![]()
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