Charles C. Mann-1491

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CONTENTS Title Page Dedication List of Maps Preface INTRODUCTION / Holmberg? Mistake 1. A View from Above PART ONE / Numbers from Nowhere? 2. Why Billington Survived 3. In the Land of Four Quarters 4. Frequently Asked Questions PART TWO / Very Old Bones 5. Pleistocene Wars 6. Cotton (or Anchovies) and Maize (Tales of Two Civilizations, Part I) 7. Writing, Wheels, and Bucket Brigades (Tales of Two Civilizations, Part II PART THREE / Landscape with Figures 8. Made in America 9. Amazonia 10. The A…