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1493 for Young People

From Columbus's Voyage to Globalization

Part of For Young People Series

Author Charles Mann
Adapted by Rebecca Stefoff
$22.95 US
Seven Stories Press | Triangle Square
24 per carton
On sale Jan 26, 2016 | 978-1-60980-663-7
Age 12 and up
Reading Level: Lexile 1110L | Fountas & Pinnell Z+
Sales rights: World except UK/Ireland
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1493 for Young People 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.

Mann'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. 1493 for Young People provides tools for wrestling with the most pressing issues of today, and will empower young people as they struggle with a changing world.
Introduction: About this Book

PART ONE: One World
o   Chapter 1: Two Monuments
o   Chapter 2: Reversals of Fortune

PART TWO: Atlantic Journeys
o   Chapter 3: The Tobacco Coast
o   Chapter 4: Evil Air

PART THREE: Pacific Journeys
o   Chapter 5: Shiploads of Silver
o   Chapter 6: Lovesick Grass, Foreign Tubers, and Jade Rice

PART FOUR: Europe in the World
o   Chapter 7: Potato Power, Potato Pests
o   Chapter 8: Wealth That Grew on Trees

PART FIVE: Africa in the World
o   Chapter 9: Crazy Soup
o   Chapter 10: Forest of Fugitives

Afterword: Currents of Life
Timeline
Glossary
Index
Permissions
"This book will help students understand the origins and continuing consequences of the globalization that was the almost immediate result of European exploration and exploitation of the New World ... An excellent addition to history collections." —Mary Mueller, Starred Review, School Library Journal 

"Adapted by Stefoff for teen audiences, this riveting account shows how the complex, interconnected economic and environmental consequences of the European 'discovery' of the Americas shaped many unexpected aspects of the modern world. The collision of unfamiliar flora, fauna, and microbes produced unforeseen wealth, conflict, exploitation, disease, misery, and social upheaval ... All of these fascinating stories are woven together in a clear, compelling narrative. The complex subject matter is impressively handled with deftness and wit. A provocative, gripping account." —Kirkus Reviews

"A fascinating story of how our modern world came to be. Globalization isn’t the recent phenomenon we thought—follow the breadcrumb trail of something as innocent as a potato and discover how it led to colossal change worldwide. Watch with horror the domino effect caused by greed for silver, and find out how something as tiny as a mosquito changed the world. A captivating mosaic of game changers that shaped modernity." —Jill Rubalcaba, author of Every Bone Tells a Story, Finalist for the YALSA Award for Excellence in Nonfiction for Young Adults

"An engrossing history of almost everything—ecology, botany, politics, economics, disease, and anthropology—since Columbus’s arrival in and departure from the Americas, 1493 for Young People will inform and engage its audience. Charles C. Mann’s original acclaimed work has been ably and entertainingly reduced for younger readers, who will appreciate his mind- and world-expanding ideas and knowledge." —Cynthia Levinson, author of We’ve Got a Job: The 1963 Birmingham Children’s March, Winner of the IRA Young Adult Nonfiction Award

"This is a book of big ideas and grand movements in human history, told through engaging stories about explorers, mountains of silver, deadly mosquitoes, and much more." —Steve Sheinkin, author of Bomb: The Race to Build—and Steal—the World’s Most Dangerous Weapon, a Newbery Honor Book and Winner of the YALSA Award for Excellence in Nonfiction for Young Adults 

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1493 for Young People 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.

Mann'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. 1493 for Young People provides tools for wrestling with the most pressing issues of today, and will empower young people as they struggle with a changing world.

Table of Contents

Introduction: About this Book

PART ONE: One World
o   Chapter 1: Two Monuments
o   Chapter 2: Reversals of Fortune

PART TWO: Atlantic Journeys
o   Chapter 3: The Tobacco Coast
o   Chapter 4: Evil Air

PART THREE: Pacific Journeys
o   Chapter 5: Shiploads of Silver
o   Chapter 6: Lovesick Grass, Foreign Tubers, and Jade Rice

PART FOUR: Europe in the World
o   Chapter 7: Potato Power, Potato Pests
o   Chapter 8: Wealth That Grew on Trees

PART FIVE: Africa in the World
o   Chapter 9: Crazy Soup
o   Chapter 10: Forest of Fugitives

Afterword: Currents of Life
Timeline
Glossary
Index
Permissions

Praise

"This book will help students understand the origins and continuing consequences of the globalization that was the almost immediate result of European exploration and exploitation of the New World ... An excellent addition to history collections." —Mary Mueller, Starred Review, School Library Journal 

"Adapted by Stefoff for teen audiences, this riveting account shows how the complex, interconnected economic and environmental consequences of the European 'discovery' of the Americas shaped many unexpected aspects of the modern world. The collision of unfamiliar flora, fauna, and microbes produced unforeseen wealth, conflict, exploitation, disease, misery, and social upheaval ... All of these fascinating stories are woven together in a clear, compelling narrative. The complex subject matter is impressively handled with deftness and wit. A provocative, gripping account." —Kirkus Reviews

"A fascinating story of how our modern world came to be. Globalization isn’t the recent phenomenon we thought—follow the breadcrumb trail of something as innocent as a potato and discover how it led to colossal change worldwide. Watch with horror the domino effect caused by greed for silver, and find out how something as tiny as a mosquito changed the world. A captivating mosaic of game changers that shaped modernity." —Jill Rubalcaba, author of Every Bone Tells a Story, Finalist for the YALSA Award for Excellence in Nonfiction for Young Adults

"An engrossing history of almost everything—ecology, botany, politics, economics, disease, and anthropology—since Columbus’s arrival in and departure from the Americas, 1493 for Young People will inform and engage its audience. Charles C. Mann’s original acclaimed work has been ably and entertainingly reduced for younger readers, who will appreciate his mind- and world-expanding ideas and knowledge." —Cynthia Levinson, author of We’ve Got a Job: The 1963 Birmingham Children’s March, Winner of the IRA Young Adult Nonfiction Award

"This is a book of big ideas and grand movements in human history, told through engaging stories about explorers, mountains of silver, deadly mosquitoes, and much more." —Steve Sheinkin, author of Bomb: The Race to Build—and Steal—the World’s Most Dangerous Weapon, a Newbery Honor Book and Winner of the YALSA Award for Excellence in Nonfiction for Young Adults 

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