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1491 (Second Edition)

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Written by Charles C. MannAuthor Alerts: Random House will alert you to new works by Charles C. Mann

  • Format: Trade Paperback, 576 pages
  • Publisher: Vintage
  • On Sale: October 10, 2006
  • Price: $16.95
  • ISBN: 978-1-4000-3205-1 (1-4000-3205-9)
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ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Charles C. Mann is a correspondent for Science and The Atlantic Monthly, and has co-written 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 twice selected for both The Best American Science Writing and The Best American Science and Nature Writing. He lives with his wife and their children in Amherst, Massachusetts.