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Alfred Crosby coined the phrase in 1972 for something historians had somehow not made central: that the most consequential thing to cross the Atlantic after 1492 was biological.

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The Columbian exchangeAlfred W. Crosby · 1972
America's First CuisinesSophie D. Coe · 1994
The Native population of the Americas in 1492William M. Denevan · 1992
The true history of chocolateSophie D. Coe · 1996
Ecological ImperialismAlfred W. Crosby · 1986
Born to dieNoble David Cook · 1998

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Alfred Crosby coined the phrase in 1972 for something historians had somehow not made central: that the most consequential thing to cross the Atlantic after 1492 was biological.
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A strong starting point is The Columbian exchange by Alfred W. Crosby. The ordered reading paths above show exactly where it fits and what to read next.

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