1493: Uncovering the New World Columbus Created

by Charles C. Mann

Book Overview

NATIONAL BESTSELLER - A deeply engaging history of how European settlements in the post-Colombian Americas shaped the world--from the highly acclaimed author of 1491. - Fascinating...Lively...A convincing explanation of why our world is the way it is. --The New York Times Book Review

Presenting the latest research by biologists, anthropologists, archaeologists, and historians, Mann shows how the post-Columbian network...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0307278247
• ISBN13: 9780307278241
• Release Date: July 2012
• Publisher: Vintage
• Length: 720 Pages
• Weight: 1.47 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.5" x 5.2" x 8.1"

Customer Reviews

Awesome book!!!

I loved reading this as much as I loved reading “1491” by Mann. A very engaging author that brings to light connections between events, technologies, and habitats that you’d never think of. I loved it so much that I’m getting a copy for my Dad.