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Five hundred years ago an Italian whose name, translated into English, meant Christopher Dove, came to America and began a process not of discovery, but incursion -- "a ruthless, angry search for wealth" that continues to the present day. This provocative and superbly written book gives a true assessment of Columbus's legacy while taking the first steps toward its redemption. Even as he draws a direct line between the atrocities of Spanish conquistadors and the ongoing pillage of our lands and waters, Barry Lopez challenges us to adopt an ethic that will make further depredations impossible. The Rediscovery of North America is a ringingly persuasive call for us, at long last, to make this country our home. No library descriptions found. |
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"It is by looking upon the land not as its possessor but as a companion."
"...we have made so extreme an investment in mining the continent, created such an infrastructure of nearly endless jobs predicated on removal and distribution of trees, water, minerals, fish, plants, and oil, that we cannot imagine stopping."
"There is not the raw material in the woods, or beyond, to make all of us [Americans] rich. And in striving for it, we will only make ourselves, all of us, poor. ( )