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Charles C. Mann is an American journalist and author known for his works on science, history, and the environment.
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They Came Before Columbus
In this groundbreaking work of science, history, and archaeology, Charles C. Mann radically alters our understanding of the Americas before the arrival of Columbus in 1492. Drawing on new research in genetics, anthropology, and ecology, Mann reveals that pre-Columbian societies were far more populous, sophisticated, and interconnected than previously believed, challenging long-held assumptions about the 'New World' and its indigenous civilizations.
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Part I – A New World
In the opening section, I begin where every historical myth takes root — with the earliest European encounters. The explorers and chroniclers who sailed into this world saw what they expected to see: a wild and empty land. They documented what appeared to them as sparse populations and forests stret...
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Numbers from Nowhere
For centuries, historians repeated a comfortable estimate: before Columbus, only a few million people lived in the Americas. But as I sifted through archaeological findings, burial records, soil analyses, and oral histories, a different picture emerged. The evidence now points to a continent teeming...
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Charles C. Mann is an American journalist and author known for his works on science, history, and the environment. His writing often explores the intersection of human culture and ecological systems, and he has contributed to publications such as The Atlantic, Science, and Wired.
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