1493 Read By Charles C. Mann
| Title | : | 1493 |
| Author | : | Charles C. Mann |
| Format | : | Paperback |
| Page | : | 560 pages |
| ISBN | : | 1847082459 |
Two hundred million years ago the earth consisted of a single vast continent, Pangea, surrounded by a great planetary sea Continental drift tore apart Pangaea, and for millennia the hemispheres were separate, evolving almost entirely different suites of plants and animals Columbus s arrival in the Americas brought together these long separate worlds Many historians beli Two hundred million years ago the earth consisted of a single vast continent, Pangea, surrounded by a great planetary sea Continental drift tore apart Pangaea, and for millennia the hemispheres were separate, evolving almost entirely different suites of plants and animals Columbus s arrival in the Americas brought together these long separate worlds Many historians believe that this collision of ecosystems and cultures the Columbian Exchange was the most consequential event in human history since the Neolithic Revolution And it was the most consequential event in biological history since the extinction of the dinosaurs Beginning with the world of microbes and moving up the species ladder to mankind, Mann rivetingly describes the profound effect this exchanging of species had on the culture of both continents
about Author
Charles C Mann is a correspondent for Science and The Atlantic Monthly, and has cowritten four previous books including Noah s Choice The Future of Endangered Species and The Second Creation A three time National Magazine Award finalist, he has won awards from the American Bar Association, the Margaret Sanger Foundation, the American Institute of Physics, and the Alfred P Sloan Foundation, Charles C Mann is a correspondent for Science and The Atlantic Monthly, and has cowritten four previous books including Noah s Choice The Future of Endangered Species and The Second Creation A three time National Magazine Award finalist, he has won awards from the American Bar Association, the Margaret Sanger Foundation, the American Institute of Physics, and the Alfred P Sloan Foundation, among others His writing was selected for The Best American Science Writing 2003 and The Best American Science and Nature Writing 2003 He lives with his wife and their children in Amherst, Massachusetts 
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Published :2016-01-08T12:27+01:00
Two hundred million years ago the earth consisted of a single vast continent, Pangea, surrounded by a great planetary sea Continental drift tore apart
560 pagesCharles C. Mann
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