The Tainos
Rise and Decline of the People Who Greeted Columbus
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From a noted archeologist/anthropologist, the story of the Tainos--the first people Columbus encountered when he arrived in the Americas--from their earliest days to their rapid decline after European contact "A model of clarity and lightly worn erudition, and it contains the best and most straightforward description of the four Columbus voyages and their implications for the Amerindians I have seen."--Kenneth Maxwell, New York Times Book Review > As Rouse discusses the Tainos' contributions to the Spaniards--from Indian corn, tobacco, and rubber balls to art, artifacts, and new words--we real...
From a noted archeologist/anthropologist, the story of the Tainos--the first people Columbus encountered when he arrived in the Americas--from their earliest days to their rapid decline after European contact "A model of clarity and lightly worn erudition, and it contains the best and most straightforward description of the four Columbus voyages and their implications for the Amerindians I have seen."--Kenneth Maxwell, New York Times Book Review > As Rouse discusses the Tainos' contributions to the Spaniards--from Indian corn, tobacco, and rubber balls to art, artifacts, and new words--we realize that their effect on Western civilization, brief through their contact, was an important and lasting one.
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