# America in 1492

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- Book: [America in 1492](https://www.bookquiver.com/alvin-m-josephy-jr/america-in-1492) ([America in 1492.md](https://www.bookquiver.com/alvin-m-josephy-jr/america-in-1492.md))
- Authors: [Alvin M. Josephy, Jr.](https://www.bookquiver.com/alvin-m-josephy-jr)
- Publisher: Vintage
- ISBN: 978-06-7974-337-8
- Pages: 496
- Published: 1993-02-02
- Language: en_US
- Binding: Softcover

## Description

When Columbus landed in 1492, the New World was far from being a vast expanse of empty wilderness: it was home to some seventy-five million people. They ranged from the Arctic to Tierra del Fuego, spoke...