1493 for Young People
From Columbus's Voyage to Globalization
Seven Stories Press · Print & ebook · January 26, 2016
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- Who it’s for
- Follow how plants, trade, migration, and empire linked distant lives—and carried both progress and peril.
- Themes
- Globalization, Trade, colonization, and migration, Progress and its consequences
- Genres
- Modern History for Kids, Central & South America History, Exploration & Discovery
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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 fifteenth 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?
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How did the fabled silver mountain of sixteenth-century Bolivia fund economic development in the flood-prone plains of rural China and the wars of the Spanish Empire? Here is the story of how sometimes the greatest leaps also posed the greatest threats to human advancement. Mann's language is as plainspoken and clear as it is provocative, his research and erudition vast, his conclusions ones that will stimulate the critical thinking of young people. 1493 for Young People provides tools for wrestling with the most pressing issues of today, and will empower young people as they struggle with a changing world.
Connected Histories
Follow how plants, trade, migration, and empire linked distant lives—and carried both progress and peril.
Come here for
- Global history told through surprising connections
- Big questions about trade, colonization, and migration
Expect
- Plainspoken, provocative explanations
- A wide lens, from the fifteenth century to today
Where it sits
| Modern History for Kids | 49% |
|---|---|
| Central & South America History | 40% |
| Exploration & Discovery | 30% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Central & South America History
- Exploration & Discovery
- Customs & Traditions
- Authors
- Charles Mann
- Publisher
- Seven Stories Press
- Published
- January 26, 2016
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Theme
- Globalization · Trade, colonization, and migration · Progress and its consequences
- Reading lane
- Central & South America History