Columbus' arrival in the Americas sparked the globalization of animals, plants and microbes. A recent book takes a closer look at how items from the New World, such as potatoes, guano and rubber, quickly and radically transformed the rest of the planet.
The 'Columbian Exchange': How Discovering the Americas Transformed the World - SPIEGEL ONLINE
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