The First Americans: In Pursuit of Archaeology's Greatest Mystery
6 best books like The First Americans: In Pursuit of Archaeology's Greatest Mystery (J.M. Adovasio): Mayflower: A Story of Courage, Community, and War, When Life Nearly Died: The Greatest Mass Extinction of all Time, House of Rain: Tracking a Vanished Civilization Across the American Southwest, The Neanderthals Rediscovered: How Modern Science is Rewriting Their Story, The Middle Ground: Indians, Empires, and Republics in the Great Lakes Region, 1650 - 1815, The Hidden Lives of Owls: The Science and Spirit of Nature's Most Elusive Birds
Mayflower: A Story of Courage, Community, and War
| Author | Nathaniel Philbrick |
| ISBN | 0670037605 |
HOW DID AMERICA BEGIN?
This simple question launches acclaimed author Nathaniel Philbrick on an extraordinary journey to understand the truth behind our most sacred national myth: the voyage of the Mayflower and the settlement of Plymouth Colony. As Philbrick reveals in this electrifying...
Today it is common knowledge that the dinosaurs were wiped out by a meteorite impact 65 million years ago that killed half of all species then living. Far less well-known is a much greater catastrophe that took place at the end of the Permian period 251 million years ago: 90 percent of life was destroyed,...
| Author | Craig Childs |
| ISBN | 0316608173 |
Put your tongue forcefully into the side of your cheek and keep it there while you read this book—just to remind yourself most of what you are reading is conjecture and poppycock. But—and here’s the important part—you’ll have a hell of a good read! As I went from one exploit to another, I kept...
| Author | Dimitra Papagianni |
| ISBN | 0500292043 |
In recent years, the common perception of the Neanderthals has been transformed, thanks to new discoveries and paradigm-shattering scientific innovations. It turns out that the Neanderthals’ behavior was surprisingly modern: they buried the dead, cared for the sick, hunted large animals in...
| Author | Richard White |
| ISBN | 0521424607 |
An acclaimed book and widely acknowledged classic, The Middle Ground steps outside the simple stories of Indian-white relations – stories of conquest and assimilation and stories of cultural persistence. It is, instead, about a search for accommodation and common meaning. It tells how Europeans...
The Hidden Lives of Owls: The Science and Spirit of Nature's Most Elusive Birds
| Author | Leigh Calvez |
| ISBN | 1632170264 |
A naturalist probes the forest, mainly at night, to comprehend the secret lives of owls in this book that will appeal to readers of "Crow Planet "and "H is for Hawk." Join Leiigh Calvez on adventures into the world of owls: owl-watching, avian science, and the deep forest often in the dead of night. These...
