Download or read book The Columbian Exchange written by Alfred W. Crosby and published by Greenwood. This book was released on 1972 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The best thing about this book is its overarching thesis, the concept of a Columbian exchange. This provocative device permits Crosby to shape a lot of familiar and seemingly unrelated data into a fresh synthesis. . . . The implications of this interplay between novel biological and social forces are fascinating." Journal of American History.