Broadway Books Indian Givers: How Native Americans Transformed the World

Bought it as a gift for my father. We have indigenous roots. He absolutely loves it, and he‘s very picky with books. Very informative

As a history buff, I've used what I learned from this book to educate myself and others. I wish we would have had the book when I was in school. It's a fabulous, easy read, full of facts.Garth Roberts

At last a book with non fairy tale. I love the objevity of the writer

Jack Weatherford surely is the most well-documented non native author.An amazing book, far from myths and cliches, based on pre-Colombian America. The different chapters will allow Western people to have a new look on what is thought of as the fruit of their civilization.Jack Weatherford est certainement l'auteur non Native-American le mieux documenté sur les Indiens.Un livre remarquable, loin des mythes et des clichés, basé autant se faire que peut sur l'Amérique pré-colombienne, qui permettra au lecteur de remettre en perspective ce qui apparaît aux Occidentaux comme le fruit de leur culture.

Every now and then we may be so fortunate at to read a book that expands our understanding and knowledge of the world around us - and then we are changed forever. This has been that kind of book for me. I highly recommend it to anyone who would like to start overcoming our culture's very Euro-centric accounts of history.My ignorance of the cultures and accomplishments of the indigenous peoples of the Americas is shocking. (i.e. the Incas developed 3,000 varieties of potatoes that allowed them to cultivate a wide variety of soils at various altitudes. The potato began to be widely known and cultivated in Europe only many years after the Spanish invasions of South America. The success of the potato across Europe expanded the ability of many regions to better feed their people, prevent famines and transformed cultures.)This book should be 'required reading' for anyone who, like me, has a skewed and limited view of world history "thanks" to such Euro-centric viewpoints and education systems.