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First Americans

sorcrow

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3. Changes in the Land

Reply to Steerpike (Original post)

Wed Apr 11, 2018, 01:19 AM

Apr 2018

Changes in the Land, by William Cronon
subtitle: Indians, Colonists, and the Ecology of New England

Technically not a history per se, but a good backgrounder on the pre-colonial conditions and what happened when Europeans arrived.

Wikipedia has a synopsis.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Changes_in_the_Land

Regards,
Crow

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What are your Favorite Books on Pre-Colombian Native History [View all] Steerpike Apr 2018 OP

"1491." n/t rzemanfl Apr 2018 #1

Love that book... Charles Mann is the author BTW and he has other books as well. TBA Apr 2018 #2

Changes in the Land sorcrow Apr 2018 #3