In 1491 mann introduces readers to the controversies provoked by the latest scholarship on native america before european exploration and colonization many scholars now insist that native settlement began at least 20000 years ago when fishing peoples arrived in small open boats from coastal siberia. 1491 second edition new revelations of the americas before columbus mann charles c amazoncomau books. 1491 second edition new revelations of the americas before columbus mann charles c 9781400032051 books amazonca. Praise for 1491 second edition new revelations of the americas before columbus a journalistic masterpiece the new york review of books marvelous a sweeping portrait of human life in the americas before the arrival of columbus a remarkably engaging writer. 1491 new revelations of the americas before columbus mann see appendix a of 1491 second most of the pre columbus inhabitants of the americas either did not have writing or not a form of writing recognized by the european explorers and invaders the result was that much of the written information of the pre columbus inhabitants had been