Indian Givers - by Jack Weatherford (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>In a fascinating new look at the Indians of North and South America, "Indian Givers" proves these people were instrumental in shaping world culture--from the monetary system to our diets to political organizations and our beliefs.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><b>As entertaining as it is thoughtful....Few contemporary writers have Weatherford's talent for making the deep sweep of history seem vital and immediate. --<i>Washington Post </i></b> <p/>After 500 years, the world's huge debt to the wisdom of the Indians of the Americas has finally been explored in all its vivid drama by anthropologist Jack Weatherford. He traces the crucial contributions made by the Indians to our federal system of government, our democratic institutions, modern medicine, agriculture, architecture, and ecology, and in this astonishing, ground-breaking book takes a giant step toward recovering a true American history.<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><b>Jack Weatherford</b> is <i>The</i> <i>New York Times</i> bestselling author of <i>Genghis Khan and the Making of the Modern World</i>, <i>Indian Givers: How the Indians of the Americas Transformed the World</i>, <i>The Secret History of the Mongol Queens, </i>and <i>The History of Money</i>, among other acclaimed books. A specialist in tribal peoples, he was for many years a professor of anthropology at Macalaster College in Minnesota and divides his time between the United States and Mongolia.
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