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Title: Fun although not gospel
Review: Take it with a grain of salt: most of this stuff is speculative, to varying degrees. But as a detailed and well-written summary of all the theories you never heard about Native American culture, it's a pretty fun read. Mann actually does a pretty good job of letting you know exactly how speculative each of his ideas are; some of them are certainly true, some are almost certainly wishful thinking. But as long as you don't forget not to believe everything Mann says, this is a great collection of Wicked Cool Ideas.Sidenote: I do wish someone would come up with a plausible excuse for MesoAmericans' failure to use wheels for anything other than toys. I get that they didn't have appropriate draft animals and all, but...really, no one thought to make a wheelbarrow?
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