Shade’s Reviews > 1491: New Revelations of the Americas Before Columbus > Status Update

There was a lot of drama over what time the natives came to the Americas. Was interesting to hear that even then we couldn't settle on what is now considered common knowledge. Also how carbon dating came into play and how it was essentially a game charger was cool to read. Not to mention how natives were not at all surprised to see others unlike the colonists who couldn't wrap their heads that natives were a thing.

So far I learned that algonquian tribnes attempted diplomacy with settlers but failed while tsisquantum tried to play both sides but human ambition got the better of him, The Inka were a powerful nation that span 3 generations of Shakespearean drama only to die out by one meeting with colonists and were already doomed from disease before the settlers. Then Mexica was seen as savage but were no better than England.

Finished the First Chapter, Introduction. This was a big eye opener and love what I have read so far. As a Native American, this was what we have been saying for years and its so satisfying reading it come from someone that isn't native or of native descent.