1493 for Young People: From Columbus's Voyage to Globaliz...
Mann, Charles C. / Stefoff, Rebecca / Fouhey, James
1493 for Young People by Charles C. Mann tells the gripping story of globalization through travel, trade, colonization, and migration from its beginnings in the 15th century to the present. How did the lowly potato plant feed the poor across Europe and then cause the deaths of millions? How did the rubber plant enable industrialization? What is the connection between malaria, slavery, and the outcome of the American Revolution? How did the fab...