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1493: Uncovering the New World Columbus Created
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1493: Uncovering the New World Columbus Created
Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2011690
Book • Nonfiction
Global • 16th Century
2011
Adult
18+ years
Super Short Summary
In 1493: Uncovering the New World Columbus Created, Charles C. Mann examines the extensive effects of the Columbian Exchange initiated by Columbus’s voyages, detailing how the amalgamation of goods, microorganisms, plants, people, and diseases between the Old and New Worlds resulted in significant ecological, humanitarian, and economic changes, creating a unified global era known as the Homogenocene. Topics include the Atlantic slave trade.
Informative
Mysterious
Contemplative
Bittersweet
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Charles C. Mann's 1493: Uncovering the New World Columbus Created offers an engaging and insightful look into the Columbian Exchange's global impact, blending history, science, and ecology. Critics praise its depth and readability. Some find its scope overwhelming and dense with information, yet most agree it offers a fresh perspective on interconnected histories.
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1493: Uncovering the New World Columbus Created by Charles C. Mann will captivate readers interested in global history, environmental science, and the Columbian Exchange. Fans of Jared Diamond's Guns, Germs, and Steel or Yuval Noah Harari's Sapiens will appreciate Mann's intricate analysis of ecological and cultural transformations post-1492.
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Book • Nonfiction
Global • 16th Century
2011
Adult
18+ years
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