Under the editorship of the chairman of the National Museum of the American Indian, 15 prominent scholars present a richly detailed portrait of the civilizations that flourished in the Americas on the eve of Columbus's arrival. These essays explore societies ranging from the hunter-gatherers of the Arctic to the Inca empire. Photographs and maps.
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Under the editorship of the chairman of the National Museum of the American Indian, 15 prominent scholars present a richly detailed portrait of the civilizations that flourished in the Americas on the eve of Columbus's arrival. These essays explore societies ranging from the hunter-gatherers of the Arctic to the Inca empire. Photographs and maps.
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Add this copy of America in 1492: the World of the Indian Peoples Before to cart. $29.22, good condition, Sold by Bonita rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Newport Coast, CA, UNITED STATES, published 1993 by Vintage.
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Small 4to. Red cloth spine with gilt lettering and red paper over boards, pictorial dust jacket. xii, 477pp. Illustrations (some color). Fine/fine. An outstanding, pristiner than pristine first edition of this thick study, handsomely inscribed and signed by the preeminent historian of Native American issues (1915-2005) in blue ballpoint on front flyleaf: "To Elizabeth and Bob Malott / With good wishes, / Sincerely, / Alvin Josephy Jr." Robert Malott (1926-2018) was a noted Chicago business leader, CEO of FMC Corporation, Republican politico and philanthropist.