Before the Revolution: America's Ancient Pasts by Daniel K. Richter Indian Givers: How the Indians of the Americas Transformed the World Nomads of the Longbow Dark Emu: Black Seeds: Agriculture or Accident? References Further reading Charles Mann, "1491", from The Atlantic Monthly, March 2002. Original article that inspired the book. "An interview with Charles C. Mann" (Part 1, Part 2), from Indian Country Today December 20, 2005. "A Conversation with Charles C. Mann", by Bookbrowse.com Paper challenges 1491 Amazonian population theories, Argues, contra Mann, that the activities of pre-Columbian Amazonians did not reshape or "build up" the Amazon into its current state. Accessed August 18, 2008. Reviews Michael Coe, "The Old New World", American Scientist, July–August 2006 issue. Mary D'Ambrosio, "The myth of an empty frontier: Explorers' diseases wiped out native populations long before settlers arrived", San Francisco Chronicle, August 14, 2005. Alan Taylor, "A Cultivated World", The Washington Post, August 7, 2005; BW05 Bruce Ramsey, ""1491": Discovering what Americas were like before Columbus", The Seattle Times, August 12, 2005 2005 non-fiction books 2005 in the environment 21st-century history books Environmental non-fiction books History books about the Americas History of indigenous peoples of the Americas Indigenous peoples and the environment Mesoamerican studies books Non-fiction books about indigenous peoples of the Americas Pre-Columbian studies books