Europe's discovery and conquest of the Americas is told as a great saga of achievement from the European point of view. This book tells the Indians' story, one of plague and invasion that crippled great civilizations and killed one fifth of the human race.
Ronald Wright Books
January 1, 1948
Ronald Wright is a Canadian author whose work spans travel, history, and fiction. His nonfiction, including the bestseller Stolen Continents, has been widely recognized and lauded by major publications. His fictional debut, A Scientific Romance, also garnered significant critical acclaim, earning prestigious awards and selections as a notable book of the year.
Henderson's Spear
- 352 pages
- 13 hours of reading
Henderson is a man of empire. He has seen the world ebb and flow. When he dies, he leaves behind a treasure trove of objects. To his grand-daughter Liv, he has always been a shadowy figure, until she discovers his diaries.
A Short History of Progress
- 211 pages
- 8 hours of reading
2004 Massey Lectures series as broadcast on ABC radio The twentieth century was a time of runaway growth in human population, consumption and technology, all of which placed tremendous demands on earth, air and water—the very elements of life. The urgent question of the twenty-first century is how, or whether, this can continue. In A Short History of Progress , a runaway bestseller in his native Canada, Ronald Wright explains how our current predicament is as old as civilization. He brilliantly argues that only by understanding the patterns of progress and folly that humanity has repeated everywhere from ancient Rome to Easter Island can we learn to change our ways, and, with luck and wisdom, avoid a disastrous outcome.
Cut Stones and Crossroads. A Journal in Peru
- 272 pages
- 10 hours of reading
The author recounts his travels through the two worlds of Peru--from the remains of the Inca Empire to the emerging modern nation of economic and social pressures
Time among the Maya
- 451 pages
- 16 hours of reading
Describes the culture and daily life of the modern Maya, and discusses the land of the ancient Maya
»Eine spannende, romantische Hommage an die klassischen Zukunftsromane, ein zeitkritisches Abenteuer, bemerkenswert klug und elegant.« Frankenpost London, kurz vor der Jahrtausendwende. Dr. David Lambert, erhält die Nachricht, daß H. G. Wells’ berühmte Zeitmaschine zurückkehrt. Die Reise führt ihn ins London des Jahres 2500. Die Stadt ist von tropischem Dschungel überwuchert, Tukane und Pumas hausen in den Ruinen, in der Themse tummeln sich Piranhas und Haie, die Stadt ist menschenleer. Was ist geschehen? Der Archäologe Lambert sammelt unter dem Schutt der Ruinen Puzzlestein für Puzzlestein, und er beginnt zu ahnen, wie die menschliche Zivilisation einst unterging ... »Wright läßt die Klischees der gängigen Katrastrophen-SF hinter sich. Die Antwort ist viel banaler, deshalb aber nicht weniger erschreckend. Denn die Saat für die Ernte des Jahres 2500 liegt 1999, beim Abflug des Zeitreisenden, schon lange im Boden ...« (Matthias Kringe in ›TV-Highlights‹)
Die Geschichte der Eroberung Amerikas und der bis heute spürbaren Folgen aus der Sicht der indianischen Völker.
