1491

It was believed that in 1491, the year before Columbus landed, the Americas were a near-pristine wilderness inhabited by small roaming bands of indigenous people. Here, Charles Mann provides a new, fascinating and iconoclastic account of the Americas before Columbus.

Se credea ca in 1491, cu un an inainte de debarcarea lui Columb, Americile erau o salbaticie aproape curata, locuita de mici trupe de indigeni. Aici, Charles Mann ofera o relatare noua, fascinanta si iconoclasta a Americilor dinaintea lui Columb.