In my last post about the Columbian Exchange, I mentioned in passing what happened to the Incas and Aztecs when they met with Europeans after 1492. Today, it is time to flesh out that story and how it relates to the Columbian Exchange by describing the importance of smallpox. You might have heard a version […]
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The Columbian Exchange – An Introduction
The Columbian Exchange ranks among my favorite historical topics I used to teach. I regard it as the most important event combining biology and history in the modern world. Only a handful of events in all of history can even compare in importance. Similar candidates include the industrial revolution, the major world religions, perhaps the […]
Review of Opium and Absinthe, by Lydia Kang
Opium and Absinthe is a recent historical fiction novel from Lydia Kang. The book appeared in July of 2020. For my recent reviews of other novels, see: The Pillars of the Earth, by Ken Follett Freshwater Road, by Denise Nicholas A Long Petal of the Sea, by Isabel Allende This Tender Land, by William Kent […]