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Charles C. Mann
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Charles C. Mann is a correspondent for Science and The Atlantic Monthly, and has cowritten four previous books including Noah’s Choice: The Future of Endangered Species and The Second Creation. A three-time National Magazine Award finalist, he has won awards from the American Bar Association, the Margaret Sanger Foundation, the American Institute of Physics, and the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, among others. His writing was selected for The Best American Science Writing 2003 and The Best American Science and Nature Writing 2003. He lives with his wife and their children in Amherst, Massachusetts.

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1491
New Revelations of the Americas Before Columbus
Written by Charles C. Mann


Format: Trade Paperback, 560 pages
Publisher: Vintage
On Sale: October 10, 2006
Price: $16.00

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.

In the last twenty years, archeologists and anthropologists equipped with a battery of new scientific techniques have made far-reaching discoveries that have completely changed their understanding... Read more >
Also available as an eBook and a hardcover.

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1491
New Revelations of the Americas Before Columbus
Written by Charles C. Mann


Format: Hardcover, 480 pages
Publisher: Knopf
On Sale: August 9, 2005
Price: $35.00

In the last twenty years, archeologists and anthropologists equipped with a battery of new scientific techniques have made far-reaching discoveries that have completely changed their understanding of what the Americas were like before Columbus's arrival. Most of us learned in school that Indians crossed the Bering Strait 12,000 years ago, that... Read more >
Also available as an eBook and a trade paperback.

1491
New Revelations of the Americas Before Columbus
Written by Charles C. Mann


Format: eBook
Publisher: Vintage
On Sale: October 10, 2006
Price: $16.00

Read more >
Also available as a hardcover and a trade paperback.
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