{"product_id":"forgotten-landscapes-how-native-americans-created-pre-columbian-north-america-and-what-we-can-learn-from-it-hardcover","title":"Forgotten Landscapes: How Native Americans Created Pre-Columbian North America and What We Can Learn from It - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eStanley A. Rice\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRediscover the thriving civilizations of Pre-Columbian America and learn how Native ingenuity transformed the landscape into a flourishing world we can still learn from today\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e North America was not empty nor were its inhabitants savages when Europeans arrived in 1492. Quite the opposite, North America was thickly populated by indigenous people who lived in clean cities, had a thriving economy, and transformed the landscape into bountiful productivity. \u003ci\u003eForgotten Landscapes\u003c\/i\u003e reveals the incredible extent to which Native Americans manipulated and shaped their surrounding environs through agricultural practices and urban engineering, resulting in one of the most prosperous civilizations of their time. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Well before European contact, North American cities and villages were bound together by an intricate trade network. Today, Spiro Mound in rural Oklahoma is a few piles of dirt, not on the road to anywhere. But at the time of the Mississippian civilization, about a thousand years ago, it was one of the largest cities in the world. With the controlled use of fire, Native Americans had transformed thick forests into open woodlands and expanded the ranges of prairies. Through organized hunting, Natives controlled the populations of prey animals such as passenger pigeons, and when Native populations grew large enough, they developed agriculture including irrigated crops, and even orchards. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In this fascinating and overdue book, author Stanley A. Rice shows readers the Pre-Columbian landscape of America that has been largely forgotten.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eStanley A. Rice\u003c\/b\u003e is emeritus professor of biological science at Southeastern Oklahoma State University. During his teaching career, his passion was on relating scientific concepts to his Cherokee experience and the Native viewpoint. Rice has contributed papers to the biennial Native American Symposium at Southeastern Oklahoma State University, and he is past president of the two major scientific societies in Oklahoma: Oklahoma Academy of Science and Oklahomans for Excellence in Science Education.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 248\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.79 x 9.21 x 6.37 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 15, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51992346394925,"sku":"9781493088669","price":28.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/3185\/6429\/files\/oAjN-Ds_Lj9781493088669.webp?v=1776325851","url":"https:\/\/ishookbooks.com\/products\/forgotten-landscapes-how-native-americans-created-pre-columbian-north-america-and-what-we-can-learn-from-it-hardcover","provider":"iShook Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}