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Fish on Friday: Feasting, Fasting, and the Discovery of the New World
Fish on Friday Feasting Fasting and the Discovery of the New World
Author: Brian Fagan
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, a...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780465022854
ISBN-10: 0465022855
Publication Date: 2/12/2007
Pages: 368
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Publisher: Basic Books
Book Type: Paperback
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