The Columbian Exchange (by) Alfred W. Crosby, Jr. Foreword by Otto Von Mering
Title | The Columbian Exchange (by) Alfred W. Crosby, Jr. Foreword by Otto Von Mering PDF eBook |
Author | Alfred W. Crosby |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | 0 |
Release | 1972 |
Genre | Biogeography |
ISBN | 9780837158211 |
The History of the Small Pox
Title | The History of the Small Pox PDF eBook |
Author | James Carrick Moore |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | 338 |
Release | 1815 |
Genre | Smallpox |
ISBN |
Moore follows the history of the disease from its first recorded appearance in Asia and Africa to Arabia and finally to Europe and America. he then provides a history of treatment, including three chapters on the discovery and reception of inoculation. Moore was an early advocate of vaccination, and this book is dedicated to Edward Jenner. In 1810 Moore was appointed director of the National Vaccine Establishment.
1493
Title | 1493 PDF eBook |
Author | Charles C. Mann |
Publisher | Knopf |
Total Pages | 561 |
Release | 2011 |
Genre | Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | 0307265722 |
More than 200 million years ago, geological forces split apart the continents. Isolated from each other, the two halves of the world developed totally different suites of plants and animals. Columbus's voyages brought them back together--and marked the beginning of an extraordinary exchange of flora and fauna between Eurasia and the Americas.
Ecological Imperialism
Title | Ecological Imperialism PDF eBook |
Author | Alfred W. Crosby |
Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | 409 |
Release | 2015-10-06 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 1107569877 |
A fascinating study of the important role of biology in European expansion, from 900 to 1900.
Letter of Christopher Columbus to Rafael Sanchez
Title | Letter of Christopher Columbus to Rafael Sanchez PDF eBook |
Author | Christopher Columbus |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | 44 |
Release | 1893 |
Genre | America |
ISBN |
Great Exit Projects on the Columbian Exchange
Title | Great Exit Projects on the Columbian Exchange PDF eBook |
Author | Alana Benson |
Publisher | The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc |
Total Pages | 64 |
Release | 2019-07-15 |
Genre | Juvenile Nonfiction |
ISBN | 1499440383 |
While Christopher Columbus's legacy may be controversial, the wave of global transformation that came after him is undeniable. After 1492, the world was irrevocably headed down a path where people, plants, animals, and even microbes, would never be the same. Readers will make insightful connections between Columbus's journey and the forces at play in their own world through project-based learning, featuring colorful photographs and special sidebars. With special care to better examine the Native American perspective, the narrative provides insight to the world that Columbus stumbled upon, not discovered.
Merchants, Markets, and Exchange in the Pre-Columbian World
Title | Merchants, Markets, and Exchange in the Pre-Columbian World PDF eBook |
Author | Kenn Hirth |
Publisher | Dumbarton Oaks Research Library & Collection |
Total Pages | 0 |
Release | 2013 |
Genre | Indians of Central America |
ISBN | 9780884023869 |
This title examines the structure, scale and complexity of economic systems in the pre-Hispanic Americas, with a focus on the central highlands of Mexico, the Maya Lowlands and the central Andes.