America in 1492: The World of the Indian Peoples Before the Arrival of Columbus, Volume 10Alvin M. Josephy On the eve of Columbus' arrival in America, some 75 million people flourished on the two continents of the New World. This is their story--comprehensively presented by fourteen leading scholars and richly illustrated with 150 drawings and photographs and 7 maps. |
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