1491- New Revelations Of The Americas Before Co... -

: Mann argues that in 1491, more people likely lived in the Americas than in Europe. Certain cities, such as the Aztec capital Tenochtitlán , were larger than any contemporary European city and featured advanced infrastructure like running water and botanical gardens.

: The book reveals that the earliest cities in the Western Hemisphere were thriving before the construction of Egypt's Great Pyramids. It highlights "man's first feat of genetic engineering": the breeding of corn from a wild grass into a staple crop through a process so sophisticated it was celebrated in the journal Science . 1491- new revelations of the americas before co...

Mann organizes the book around three major pillars of "new revelations" that radically alter the pre-Columbian narrative: : Mann argues that in 1491, more people