Book · 2005 · History
1491
New Revelations of the Americas Before Columbus
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Charles C. Mann who wrote my favorite book of all time, 1491.
What they say about it
- Discusses sequel 1493“1491 or 1493”5
- Recommends reading it“You have to read it”3
- Mentions author Charles C. Mann“Charles C. Mann”3
- Calls it a favorite“my favorite book of all time”2
The best things said about it
If If you If you have not read Have you read 1491 yet? Nope. Oh, man. You have to read it.
I learned this from the greatest book of all time, 1491, by Charles C.
And I guess here's my U chance to mention 1491 again because it covers all of this stuff man.
I just read a book called 1491 which is about the condition of the North and South America and Central America before before Columbus.
Charles Man, who is the author of three of my favorite books, including 1491, New Revelations of America.
Where and when it comes up
Mentions per year
How it comes up
Most mentions, by podcast
4 people who brought it up
Why people recommend it
1491 by Charles C. Mann is a landmark work of history and science that re-evaluates the population, environment, and advanced civilizations of the Americas before the arrival of Christopher Columbus. Josh Clark frequently recommended the work on Stuff You Should Know, calling it his favorite book of all time and sharing insights from a personal conversation with the author. He urged his co-host Chuck Bryant to read it while discussing ancient land management techniques, how the Amazon basin was made fertile, the historical significance of bat guano in agriculture, and the history of native populations prior to European contact. Josh Clark also noted that both 1491 and its follow-up, 1493, are excellent books covering topics like the passenger pigeon. In another episode, Clark briefly mentioned the title while discussing Charles Mann's career and whether he had won a major award for the project. Additionally, Dwarkesh Patel mentioned 1491 on the Dwarkesh Podcast, citing it as one of his favorite books when welcoming Charles C. Mann as a guest to discuss the Americas before Columbus and historical scientific wizardry.
Every mention
Josh Clark So, Chuck, uh I I know that you know this, but not everybody knows this. I had a personal conversation with… 7
“So, Chuck, uh I I know that you know this, but not everybody knows this. I had a personal conversation with one Charles C. Mann who wrote my favorite book of all time, 1491.”
“If If you If you have not read Have you read 1491 yet? Nope. Oh, man. You have to read it.”
“Because I know what I know what you just said was true, but supposedly the entire Amazon basin and I learned this from the greatest book of all time, 1491, by Charles C.”
“if you read 1493 or 1491, I can't remember which one it is, but both are excellent books by Charles C. Man, he talks about the passenger pigeon”
“and I guess here's my U chance to mention 1491 again because it covers all of this stuff man”
“which was yours 1491 yeah and then the followup was 1493 yeah he he he won a big award for that but not the bulletz”
“so go read um 1491 or 1493 I can't remember talks about this”
Dwarkesh Patel Today I have the pleasure of speaking with Charles Man, who is the author of three of my favorite books, in… 2
“Today I have the pleasure of speaking with Charles Man, who is the author of three of my favorite books, including 1491, New Revelations of America”
“The books again that we talked about were 1491 1493 the wizard and the prophet for um for anybody interested.”
Charles C. Mann Certainly, it was new and I didn't include it in 1491 or 1493 because it wasn't uh it was it was so new tha… 1
“Certainly, it was new and I didn't include it in 1491 or 1493 because it wasn't uh it was it was so new that I didn't know anything about it”
Colin Moriarty I'm reading a book or I just read a book called 1491 which is about the condition of the North and South Am… 1
“I'm reading a book or I just read a book called 1491 which is about the condition of the North and South America and Central America before before Columbus”
Also mentioned in the same episodes
Other mentions (4: passing, ad reads, own books)
“Yeah, so all of the Native Americans, even though their society was completely upended, and I guess here's my chance to mention 1491 again because it covers all of this stuff. Man, it's been a while.”
“But apparently the Pulitzer committee is not interested in that kind of thing! He won, which was yours, 1491! And then the follow-up was 1493!”
“So the the the this is sort of a it's like a sequel or something or offshoot of 1491. And that book, um, I'm embarrassed to say, was supposed to end with another chapter, and that chapter was going to be about the American West”
“or (no in the book I u 1491 I mentioned the moldboard plow which is the one with a curving blade that allows you to go through the the soil much more easily invented in China you know thousands of years ago not not around in Europe till the till the 1400s”