John Murray, London, 1992. First Edition. Hardcover. Good Condition/Good. When Columbus landed in 1492 there were a hundred million Native Americans - a fifth of the human race. The Europeans encountered great civilizations, some with cities as large as any on earth. Greed and bigotry proceeded to destroy what disease could not. Exquisite works of art were melted for their gold, thousands of books were burned, towns and temples razed, fields fired. Within a hundred years only ten million Native Americans remained. Richard Wright tells the Indian story - from the 16th century to the present day. He concentrates on five peoples - Aztec, Maya, Inca, Cherokee and Iroquois - who at the time of conquest, were all agricultural, all with complex political systems. Other books by the author include "Cut Stones and Crossroads: A Journey to Peru", "On Fiji Islands", "Quechua Phrasebook" and "Time Among the Maya". Size: 180mm - 250mm. 424 pages. Dust Jacket has some shelf-wear as well as some bumping to corners and extremities. Covers have some shelf-wear as well as some bumping to corners and extremities. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 1-2 kilos. Category: Indigenous Cultures; United States; History. ISBN: 0719549124. ISBN/EAN: 9780719549120. Inventory No: 51546. . 9780719549120

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Powerful and passionate, Stolen Continents is a history of the Americas unlike any other. This incisive single-volume report tells the stories of the conquest and survival of ﬁve great American cultures — Aztec, Maya, Inca, Cherokee, and Iroquois. Through their eloquent words, we relive their strange, tragic experiences — including, in a new epilogue, incidents that bring us up to the twenty-ﬁrst century.

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Bookseller: Bong Bong Books (AU)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 51546
Title: Stolen Continents : The Indian Story
Author: Ronald Wright
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Good Condition
Jacket Condition: Good
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: First Edition
ISBN 10: 0719549124
ISBN 13: 9780719549120
Publisher: John Murray
Place of Publication: London
Date Published: 1992
Keywords: BZDB3 Indigenous Cultures; United States; History. Unbranded ISBN: 0719549124 EAN: 9780719549120 Ronald Wright Stolen Continents : The Indian Story

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