| 1493: Uncovering the New World Columbus Created | |
|---|---|
| Author(s) | Charles C. Mann |
| Country | United States of America |
| Language | English |
| Subject(s) | World History Columbian Exchange |
| Genre(s) | Nonfiction History |
| Publisher | Knopf |
| Publication date | 9 August 2011 |
| Media type | Print (hardcover) |
| Pages | 560 |
| ISBN | 978-0307265722 |
| OCLC Number | 682893439 |
| Dewey Decimal | 909/.4 |
| LC Classification | D228 .M36 2011 |
| Preceded by | 1491: New Revelations of the Americas Before Columbus |
1493: Uncovering the New World Columbus Created is a nonfiction book by Charles C. Mann first published in 2011.[1] It covers the global effects of the Columbian Exchange, following Columbus's first landing in the Americas, that lead to our current globalized world civilization.[2] It follows on from Mann's previous book on the Americas prior to Columbus, 1491.[3]
In the United Kingdom, the book is published by Granta Books and is titled 1493: How the Ecological Collision of Europe and the Americas Gave Rise to the Modern World.
Ian Morris in his New York Times review appreciates the interesting tales Mann tells, writing: "He makes even the most unpromising-sounding subjects fascinating. I, for one, will never look at a piece of rubber in quite the same way now that I have been introduced to the debauched nouveaux riches of 19th-century Brazil, guzzling Champagne from bathtubs and gunning one another down in the streets of Manaus." [4] Gregory McNamee in The Washington Post finds 1493 "fascinating and complex, exemplary in its union of meaningful fact with good storytelling."[5]