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Monday, September 23, 2013

The 'Columbian Exchange'

How Discovering the Americas Transformed the World 
by Johann Grolle
 The 'Columbian Exchange': How Discovering the Americas Transformed the World
Columbus' arrival in the Americas sparked the globalization of animals, plants and microbes. A recent book takes a closer look at how items from the New World, such as potatoes, guano and rubber, quickly and radically transformed the rest of the planet.  More..

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