The Tame and the Wild: People and Animals After 1492

by Marcy Norton

A dramatic new interpretation of the encounter between Europe and the Americas that reveals the crucial role of animals in the shaping of the modern world.

When the men and women of the island of Guanahani first made contact with Christopher Columbus and his crew on October 12, 1492, the cultural differences between the two groups were vaster than the oceans that had separated them. There is perhaps no better demonstration than the...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0674737520
• ISBN13: 9780674737525
• Release Date: January 2024
• Publisher: Harvard University Press
• Length: 448 Pages
• Weight: 1.91 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.5" x 9.5"