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The Tainos: Rise and Decline of the People Who Greeted Columbus | 
 enlarge | Author: Irving Rouse
Publisher: Yale University Press
Category: Book
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Rating:  6 reviews
Sales Rank: 39793
Media: Paperback
Pages: 224
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Dimensions (in): 9.1 x 5.7 x 0.7
ISBN: 0300056966
Dewey Decimal Number: 972.902
EAN: 9780300056969
ASIN: 0300056966
Publication Date: July 28, 1993
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Product Description
When Columbus arrived in the Americas, the first people he encountered were the Tainos of the northern Caribbean sea. In this book Rouse tells the story of the Tainos from their ancestral days on the South American continent to their rapid decline after contact with the Spanish explorers.
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 Taino history June 30, 2008
Carmen Iris (Little Falls, MN USA)
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
This book is quite outdated. It still seem to think that Tainos became extinct. After testing the DNA of hundreds of Puerto Ricans, it was discovered that the reports of extinction were highly (very) exagerated. Not a surprise for those of us who knew better. Still there is some information that is still valid, just don't swear by it.
 Great Book January 23, 2008
B. Rodriguez
As a Puerto Rican looking to learn more about my heritage (pre-European) this book was FANTASTIC!
Didn't want it to end February 7, 2003
George Rivera (Brooklyn, NY United States)
11 out of 15 found this review helpful
This book is great. Very informative and well written. I learned a great deal about my cultue, heritage and ancestry. It left me with a thirst for more.
 Opus Magnus May 11, 2002
Armando J. Marti (Guaynabo, PR USA)
14 out of 16 found this review helpful
When writting this book, Dr. Rouse put a lifetime of research and studies on the Indians of the Caribbean into one work.
Since Rouse is considered the "Dean of Caribbean Archaeology", this book is a "must have" for anyone interested in the region and its native inhabitants.
Very few people have worked for so long, in so many locations and with such dedication as Dr. Rouse.
Exceptional Book! A MUST READ! May 27, 2000
18 out of 20 found this review helpful
There were so many things of the Taino Indians I didn't know about and this book gives such a wonderful view of their lives and heritage you think they were your neighbors next door! This book makes you realize how important it is to keep your heritage alive.
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