America's Gift
What the World Owes to the Americas and Their First Inhabitants
2nd Edition
Published on 30. September 2009
Book
Paperback/Softback
274 pages
978-0-9812405-2-7 (ISBN)
Description
Recalling the full significance of the contact made between Europe and the Americas, this book shows how the encounter of two "old worlds" gave rise to a truly new world on both sides of the Atlantic. From astronomy to food, the history shows how America began transforming Europe the moment European explorers set foot on American soil. Featuring an alphabetical glossary to connect the particular to the universal, the book reveals the vast contributions the Americas and their original inhabitants made to the world.
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Edition
2nd Revised edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Montreal
Canada
Edition type
Revised edition
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Dimensions
Height: 216 mm
Width: 139 mm
Thickness: 20 mm
Weight
388 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-9812405-2-7 (9780981240527)
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Persons
Käthe Roth has worked as an editor or translator on several history books focusing on North America. She lives in Montreal, Quebec. Denis Vaugeois is a historian, a publisher, and Quebec's former Minister of Cultural Affairs from 1978 to 1981. He lives in Quebec City, Quebec.