His 1491 won the National Academies Communication Award for the best book of the year. Sloan Foundation, and the Lannan Foundation.

A three-time National Magazine Award finalist, he is the recipient of writing awards from the American Bar Association, the American Institute of Physics, the Alfred P. Mann, a correspondent for The Atlantic, Science, and Wired, has written for Fortune, The New York Times, Smithsonian, Technology Review, Vanity Fair, and The Washington Post, as well as for the TV network HBO and the series Law & Order. The Wizard and the Prophet Two Remarkable Scientists and Their Dueling Visions to Shape Tomorrow’s World ABOUT THE AUTHORS:Ĭharles C. The Second Creation: Makers of the Revolution in Twentieth-Century Physics (with Robert P. Students and teachers will benefit greatly from this engaging exploration of America’s most overlooked and misunderstood historical periods.”ġ491: New Revelations of the Americas Before Columbusġ493: Uncovering the New World Columbus CreatedĪspirin Wars: Money, Medicine, and 100 Years of Rampant Competition (with Mark Plummer)Īt Large: The Strange Case of the World’s Biggest Internet Invasion (with David H. Mann constructs the narrative around three crucial questions that continue to confound historians today: Was the New World really new? Why were the Europeans successful? What ecological impact did Natives have on their surroundings? From the pre-Columbian genetic engineering of maize to the existence of pyramids older than the Egyptian variety, Mann’s lucid answers to these questions represent current scholarly opinion and point the way toward future exploration and discovery.

Eye-catching sidebars and oversize chapter headings seem to pop from the pages. Well-chosen, vividly colored graphics and photographs of mummies, pyramids, artifacts, and landscapes as well as the author’s skillful storytelling will command the attention of even the most reluctant readers. In the process, he overturns the misconceived image of Natives as simple, widely scattered savages with minimal impact on their surroundings. “In this beautifully illustrated and concise adaptation of 1491, Mann paints a superb picture of pre-Columbian America. Spur Award Finalist (Western Writers of America)Ī companion book for young readers (grades 3–7) based on 1491: New Revelations of the Americas Before Columbus, the groundbreaking bestseller by Charles C. School Library Journal Best Books of the Year CBC/NCSS Notable Social Studies Trade Book

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