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Click here to view a larger image. THIS IS A BORZOI BOOK PUBLISHED BY ALFRED A. KNOPF Copyright © 2011 by Charles C. Mann All rights reserved. Published in the United States by Alfred A. Knopf, a division of Random House, Inc., New York, and in Canada by Random House of Canada Limited, Toronto. www.aaknopf.com Knopf, Borzoi Books, and the colophon are registered trademarks of Random House, Inc. The author gratefully acknowledges the support of the Lannan Foundation. Portions of this book have appeared in different form in The Atlantic, National Geographic, Orion, and Science. Maps created by Nick Springer and Tracy Pollock, Springer Cartographics LLC; copyright © by 2011 Charles C. Mann Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Mann, Charles C. 1493 : uncovering the new world Columbus created / Charles C. Mann. —1st ed. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. eISBN: 978-0-307-59672-7 1. History, Modern. 2. Economic history. 3. Commerce—History. 4. Agriculture—History. 5. Ecology—History. 6. Industrial revolution. 7. Slave trade—History. 8. America—Discovery and exploration—Economic aspects. 9. America......