Charles C. Mann’s tells the story of how a single voyage accidentally unified the planet's ecosystems and economies, initiating the era of modern globalization.
Rather than a simple tale of discovery, the book describes a "biological convulsion" known as the —the sudden mixing of plants, animals, and diseases that had been separated for 200 million years. Key Narrative Threads 1493: Uncovering the New World Columbus Created
The book is built around several "detective stories" that illustrate how this exchange reshaped the world: Charles C