1491: New Revelations of the Americas Before Columbus

Still digesting this wide-ranging work.
A few things are very clear. First, the pre-Columbian history of the Americas was very deep, very complex, and in many cases very different from the Euro-Asian experience.
Second, the multiple waves of disease introduced by the Europeans were even more deadly than I had thought. They totally changed the Americas politically, economically, and biologically. Those plagues emptied the landscape and paved the way for domination by the Europeans.
Just as important, the cross-pollination of ideas and the transfer of animals and plant-foods between Euro-Asia/Africa and the Americas changed the world.
Well written and well researched, 1491 doesn't shy away from some contentious topics.
A good read. 4+stars.