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Fish on Friday: feasting, fasting, and the discovery of the New World

By Brian M. Fagan

Book information

Publisher
Basic Books
Year
2006
ISBN
9780786722334, 9780465022847, 9780465022854
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
105 MB (110332249 bytes)
Pages
369\364
Library
Fulcrum
Time added
2023-06-15 06:35:25

Description

What gave Christopher Columbus the confidence in 1492 to set out across the Atlantic Ocean? Fish on Friday tells the story of the discovery of America as a product of the long sweep of history: the spread of Christianity and the radical cultural changes it brought to Europe, the interaction of economic necessity with a changing climate, and generations of unknown fishermen who explored the North Atlantic in the centuries before Columbus. A fascinating and multifaceted book, Fish on Friday will intrigue everyone who wonders how the vast forces of climate, culture, and technology conspire to create the history we know.

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