Empire of the Summer Moon

Empire of the Summer Moon

2010 • 371 pages

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15

Author is a skilled and highly readable writer. Makes sweeping claims about all native Americans in such a way that i questions his purported objectivity. Some claims are inaccurate, for example, the dates he gives for when farming was first discovered in the Americas (p. 46). As there are so many wonderful books to read in the world, I will not be continuing with this one.

May 30, 2025