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My sister suggested this book to me beacause i usually like history and its also a non-fiction book. The bassic point of the book is to explain to the reader what life and civiliazation was like in
America before columbus, and to clear up the misconception that Native Americans had no effect on thier surroundings, or advanced societies.

The language in this book seems very dense and hard to read, each sentence contians lots of information. The author tells the sort of a story from his point of view. he relates everything with the modern day and tells a lot about the actual sites he visits.

most of what he looks for is evidence of land being shaped, by humans. in one of the first chapters he talks about a giant mound made of broken pottery, this was the equivalent of a modern trash heap, rivaling that of a huge civilization like rome.

reading the body rights of the nacerema, has kind of affected how i look at this text. when I see phrases like, "culturally backwards" i ask myself is this really true. the Author is also very concious of this and constantly supports his reasoning.