{"product_id":"1493-for-young-people-from-columbuss-voyage-to-globalization-paperback","title":"1493 for Young People: From Columbus's Voyage to Globalization - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eCharles Mann\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eRebecca Stefoff\u003c\/b\u003e (Adapted by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e1493 for Young People\u003c\/i\u003e 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? 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. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMann'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. \u003ci\u003e1493 for Young People\u003c\/i\u003e provides tools for wrestling with the most pressing issues of today, and will empower young people as they struggle with a changing world.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCHARLES C. MANN\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of \u003ci\u003e1493: Uncovering the New World Columbus Created\u003c\/i\u003e, a New York Times bestseller, and \u003ci\u003e1491: New Revelations of the Americas Before Columbus\u003c\/i\u003e, which won the U.S. National Academy of Sciences' Keck Award for the best book of the year. A correspondent for \u003ci\u003eThe Atlantic Monthly\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eScience\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eWired\u003c\/i\u003e, Mann has covered the intersection of science, technology, and commerce for many newspapers and magazines here and abroad, including \u003ci\u003eNational Geographic\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eVanity Fair\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e. In addition to 1491 and 1493, he is the co-author of five other books, one of which is a young person's version of 1491 called \u003ci\u003eBefore Columbus\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eREBECCA STEFOFF\u003c\/b\u003e has devoted her career to writing nonfiction books for young readers. Her publications include histories, literary biographies, an encyclopedia of maps, and numerous books on science and environmental issues. She has also adapted a number of landmark works in history and science: Howard Zinn's \u003ci\u003eA People's History of the United States\u003c\/i\u003e, Jared Diamond's \u003ci\u003eThe Third Chimpanzee\u003c\/i\u003e, and Charles C. Mann's bestselling \u003ci\u003e1491\u003c\/i\u003e.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 416\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 8 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 26, 2016\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50337806680301,"sku":"9781609806637","price":22.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0020\/8918\/9441\/files\/8P4hBJogzv9781609806637.webp?v=1785067139","url":"https:\/\/www.webster.direct\/en-ca\/products\/1493-for-young-people-from-columbuss-voyage-to-globalization-paperback","provider":"Webster.Direct","version":"1.0","type":"link"}