Excellent book. What would the world have done without the contributions of native Americans? So glad that we are acknowledging that. Even though I am not native American I am humbled to live on their continent.

I not only learned a lot from this book that I did not know, I loved the author's way of explaining both the history and the modern struggles of the Natives of this land. I would actually seek out a copy of this book to read again. :)

Picked up this book in a used bookstore several years ago, fascinated by the title. Finally read it a couple months ago. Loved the reverse from the usual slant how European culture civilized the world to how goods and ideas from the Americas facilitated transformation in the rest of the world. Such as supply silver and gold for adequate coinage to supplying potatoes as a much more dependable food staple. As for ideas: Indian governance being a balance of chief and tribal council a foundation for the system eventually created for governance of the U.S. Enjoyed Jack Weatherford's style of presenting these facts

A great read - this book really held my attention. I had no idea what incredible agriculturalists Indians were, or that their styles of government had such a profound effect on the political structures of the US. I didn't even know that caucus is an Iroquois word. This was very eyeopening - and totally made me want to know more about these incredible peoples. Full of interesting facts - the Inca's roads through South America are still probably the best roads in many countries, and many of their structures are still the most sturdy. Kind of made me sad though - the Indians of the Americas are so marginalised, and we've lost so much knowledge and culture.