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snot

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5. For anyone interested in indigenous histories,

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Fri Nov 29, 2024, 01:13 PM

Nov 29

I just finished reading a book, 1491 (https://www.amazon.com/1491-Revelations-Americas-Before-Columbus/dp/1400032059 ), which while extremely readable provides a great depth and breadth of info about pre-Columbian peoples, politics, and cultures in the Americas.

These populations and civilizations were far more populous and sophisticated than I think most of us realize.

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