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The Columbian Exchange: Biological and Cultural Consequences of 1492, 30th Anniversary Edition

Alfred W. Crosby Jr.

How did the swapping of diseases, plants and animals between the Old and New Worlds after Columbus change human history?

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Author
Alfred W. Crosby Jr.

Why read it

  • You will see why disease, not only weapons, helped Europeans take over the Americas
  • You will notice how crops and animals moved across oceans and changed what people eat and farm
  • You will learn to read history as a story of living things and environments, not just kings and battles

Who it is for

  • A history reader tired of the usual conquest story
  • A gardener or cook curious where staple foods came from
  • A health minded reader interested in how diseases spread

Contents

  1. Foreword
  2. Preface to the 2003 Edition
  3. Foreword
  4. Preface
  5. The Columbian Exchange
  6. The Contrasts
  7. Conquistador y Pestilencia
  8. Old World Plants and Animals in the New World
  9. The Early History of Syphilis: A Reappraisal
  10. New World Foods and Old World Demography
  11. The Columbian Exchange Continues

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