{"product_id":"1491-1","title":"1491","description":"\u003cbody\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eTitle: \u003c\/b\u003e1491\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor: \u003c\/b\u003eCharles C. Mann\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN: \u003c\/b\u003e9781400032051\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/b\u003eVintage\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished: \u003c\/b\u003e2006\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding: \u003c\/b\u003ePaperback\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage: \u003c\/b\u003eEnglish\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eEdition: \u003c\/b\u003eFirst Edition\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNumber of Pages: \u003c\/b\u003e541\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition: \u003c\/b\u003eUsed Copy\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher Description: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNATIONAL BESTSELLER - A groundbreaking work of science, history, and archaeology that radically alters our understanding of the Americas before the arrival of Columbus in 1492--from \"a remarkably engaging writer\" (\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review).\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eContrary to what so many Americans learn in school, the pre-Columbian Indians were not sparsely settled in a pristine wilderness; rather, there were huge numbers of Indians who actively molded and influenced the land around them. The astonishing Aztec capital of Tenochtitlan had running water and immaculately clean streets, and was larger than any contemporary European city. Mexican cultures created corn in a specialized breeding process that it has been called man's first feat of genetic engineering. Indeed, Indians were not living lightly on the land but were landscaping and manipulating their world in ways that we are only now beginning to understand. Challenging and surprising, this a transformative new look at a rich and fascinating world we only thought we knew.\u003c\/body\u003e","brand":"Vintage","offers":[{"title":"1491 | Charles C. Mann | Paperback | 9781400032051 | Used: Like New | American History 1698011","offer_id":48432848634008,"sku":"1698011","price":10.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"1491 | Charles C. Mann | Paperback | 9781400032051 | Used: Very Good | American History 1637534","offer_id":48864225624216,"sku":"1637534","price":7.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"1491 | Charles C. Mann | Paperback | 9781400032051 | Used: Like New | Back Stacks C 1758432","offer_id":49178559905944,"sku":"1758432","price":10.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0492\/1609\/4360\/files\/61SNUbc5_nL_ffae87a7-d1ae-4265-8195-66b9a087c289.jpg?v=1773354432","url":"https:\/\/roundaboutbookstore.com\/products\/1491-1","provider":"Roundabout Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}