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published
November 29th 1989
by Ballantine Books
binding
Paperback, 288 pages
isbn
0449904962
(isbn13: 9780449904961)
description
"As entertaining as it is thoughtful....Few contemporary writers have Weatherford's talent for making the deep sweep of history seem vital and im...more
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Read in January, 1999
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I learned from this book about the many contributions American Indians have given not onlty the USA but the entuire world..Jack Weatherford is 100% right when he says American Indians have been underrated and mostly ignored when it comes to the contributions they have made to the world economy,food supply and overall culture..This book makes and American Indian even prouder to be an American Indian and I think every American Indian should read this book..
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Read in July, 2001
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Andrea Palet
La historia la escriben los vencedores. Esa es la que conocemos. Pero esta es la otra. La que explica porqué un descubrimiento como había habido muchos otros, cambió la faz de la Tierra. La ciencia, la tecnología, la medicina, la cultura, los sistemas políticos de los indios americanos y su poderosa fuerza transformadora. Sabías que lejos de ser un centro ceremonial, se estima que Machu Pichu era un laboratorio de agronomía avanzada? Que la actual industria farmacéutica tiene su origen e...more
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This book was recommended to me by the Chancellor of the National Hispanic University. I haven't read it yet but I am definitely going to as soon as I get the chance to (meaning, when I find some time to read anything but what is on my syllabi).
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Read in September, 2007
This book does a great job reminding readers just how much we owe to the native people of the Americas, especially in like of colonization and such. It's always good to be reminded of the richness that others add to your life.
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Read in January, 2007
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deep thinkers only
So far, I can only read a few pages a week. It is a pretty sad non-fiction book. It just shows that some things haven't really changed.
¨Really cool read for anyone traveling through the Americas, or anyone curious how indigenous cultures rock the house¨
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This book will give a a respect for the contribution of native americans on your life you never thought possible.
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