1493
1493 by Charles C. Mannby Charles C. Mann
Shares rank 28 of 51 history books by recommenders
Recommended as an interesting read on the global impact of the European opening of the New World, and as further reading on the topic.
Recommended as an interesting read on the global impact of the European opening of the New World, and as further reading on the topic.
4 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 4
- criticize it
- 0
- approval share
- 100%
Recommended in 3 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: recommended
- January 2026: not recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: recommended
- July 2026: recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 4 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- Nobody criticizes itNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 3 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, not met.
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What people say about it
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Why people recommend it
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Covers global impact of New World opening
“It's all about the global impact of the opening of the New World by the Europeans”
Comment from 19 Jul 2026 in “Bananas sprout in Rayleigh Garden UK after 15 years” Cited as further reading on the topic
“For more on this see the book 1493”
Comment from 15 Jun 2026 in “What even is food authenticity? Why we guard carbonara, and flatten chicken rice” Described as an interesting read
“is an interesting read about this”
Comment from 27 Dec 2025 in “What happened to all the gold Spain got from the New World? (1985)”
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| The Dawn of Everythingby David Graeber and David Wengrow | 23 | 5 | 82% | 10 | — | Approved |
| Cadillac Desertby Marc Reisner | 18 | 0 | 100% | 11 | — | Approved |
| The Boxby Marc Levinson | 16 | 0 | 100% | 8 | — | Approved |
| Sapiensby Yuval Noah Harari | 13 | 9 | 59% | 8 | — | — |
| 1493by Charles C. MannThis page | 4 | 0 | 100% | 3 | — | — |
What people said
3 of the 4 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“It's all about the global impact of the opening of the New World by the Europeans”
“For more on this see the book 1493”
“is an interesting read about this”
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