The Resource Before Columbus : the Americas of 1491, Charles C. Mann
Before Columbus : the Americas of 1491, Charles C. Mann
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The item Before Columbus : the Americas of 1491, Charles C. Mann represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Forsyth County Public Library.
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- Summary
- This study of Native American societies is adapted for younger readers from Charles C. Mann's best-selling 1491. Turning conventional wisdom on its head, the book argues that the people of North and South America lived in enormous cities, raised pyramids hundreds of years before the Egyptians did, engineered corn, and farmed the rainforests
- Language
- eng
- Edition
- 1st ed.
- Extent
- ix, 116 p.
- Note
- "A Downtown Bookworks book."
- Isbn
- 9781416949008
- Label
- Before Columbus : the Americas of 1491
- Title
- Before Columbus
- Title remainder
- the Americas of 1491
- Statement of responsibility
- Charles C. Mann
- Subject
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- trueSouth America -- History
- trueAmerica -- Antiquities
- America -- Antiquities -- Juvenile literature
- trueCentral America -- History
- trueCivilization, Indigenous
- trueCivilization, Native American
- Indians -- Antiquities
- Indians -- Antiquities -- Juvenile literature
- trueIndians -- History
- Indians -- History -- Juvenile literature
- trueIndians -- Origin
- Indians -- Origin -- Juvenile literature
- Indians of Central America -- History
- trueIndians of North America -- History
- Indians of South America -- History
- trueIndigenous peoples of Central America -- History
- trueIndigenous peoples of North America -- History
- trueIndigenous peoples of South America -- History
- trueNorth America -- History
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- This study of Native American societies is adapted for younger readers from Charles C. Mann's best-selling 1491. Turning conventional wisdom on its head, the book argues that the people of North and South America lived in enormous cities, raised pyramids hundreds of years before the Egyptians did, engineered corn, and farmed the rainforests
- Award
-
- YALSA Best Books for Young Adults, 2010
- School Library Journal Best Books, 2009.
- Awards note
- A Junior Library Guild selection
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/novelist/bookUI
- 332241
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Mann, Charles C
- Dewey number
- 970.01
- Illustrations
-
- illustrations
- maps
- Index
- index present
- Intended audience
- Ages 8 up
- LC call number
- E61
- LC item number
- .M267 2009
- Literary form
- non fiction
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/novelist/minGradeLevel
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- 6
- 12
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/resourcePreferred
- True
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
-
- Indians
- Indians
- Indians
- Indians
- Indians
- Indians
- America
- America
- Target audience
- juvenile
- http://bibfra.me/vocab/lite/titleRemainder
- the Americas of 1491
- Label
- Before Columbus : the Americas of 1491, Charles C. Mann
- Note
- "A Downtown Bookworks book."
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 110) and index
- Dimensions
- 27 cm.
- Edition
- 1st ed.
- Extent
- ix, 116 p.
- Isbn
- 9781416949008
- Isbn Type
- (reinforced)
- Lccn
- 2009007691
- Other physical details
- col. ill., col. maps
- System control number
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- ocn276335321
- (OCoLC)276335321
- Label
- Before Columbus : the Americas of 1491, Charles C. Mann
- Note
- "A Downtown Bookworks book."
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 110) and index
- Dimensions
- 27 cm.
- Edition
- 1st ed.
- Extent
- ix, 116 p.
- Isbn
- 9781416949008
- Isbn Type
- (reinforced)
- Lccn
- 2009007691
- Other physical details
- col. ill., col. maps
- System control number
-
- ocn276335321
- (OCoLC)276335321
Subject
- trueSouth America -- History
- trueAmerica -- Antiquities
- America -- Antiquities -- Juvenile literature
- trueCentral America -- History
- trueCivilization, Indigenous
- trueCivilization, Native American
- Indians -- Antiquities
- Indians -- Antiquities -- Juvenile literature
- trueIndians -- History
- Indians -- History -- Juvenile literature
- trueIndians -- Origin
- Indians -- Origin -- Juvenile literature
- Indians of Central America -- History
- trueIndians of North America -- History
- Indians of South America -- History
- trueIndigenous peoples of Central America -- History
- trueIndigenous peoples of North America -- History
- trueIndigenous peoples of South America -- History
- trueNorth America -- History
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