With close to four hundred and fifty published books, he is one of the most prolific authors in the United States, and one of the country's foremost writers of historical works for children and teens. Goodreads members who liked also liked:,. It didn't help me much with my ideas, but it reminded me how varied a people my ancestors were, and that we could come a lot further in how we treat that in this sort of 'covers a bit of everything' book. Don Nardo (born February 22, 1947) is an American historian, composer, and writer. Find books like from the world’s largest community of readers. They run the spectrum, my friends, and this book was honest about it.Īt least it was also clear about 'pre-contact' and 'post-contact' (with europeans) and how the weapons changed because of that. On the other hand, it didn't shy away from one big TRUTH others avoid: Some Native American Tribes were VERY warlike, and others downright pacifist/cowardly. it's all very confusing, and this book tried the whole 'noble savages who lived here before us' thing, and it didn't work. Author Don Nardo explores the complex moral, economic, and scientific implications of the Black Death. They're not even as related to one another as you'd think in many cases, while in others, some tribes are pretty much just the same people living differently. by Don Nardo, (Translator) 4.18 avg rating 11 ratings published 1996 3 editions Want to Readsaving Error rating book. The worst pandemic in recorded history, it is estimated that the Black Death infected two in three Europeans, resulting in the deaths of around 25 million, or a third of the population of the continent. :Pįor one, it feeds on the one big LIE about 'Native Americans'. and then I had the gall to be annoyed that it wasn't a very good book, when it came to accuracy and political correctness.

Okay, I admit, I grabbed this one because it was a quickie book that might help me with an RPG character creation.

عصر پریکلس by Don Nardo