Marcy Norton

A dramatic new interpretation of the encounter between Europe and the Americas that reveals the crucial role of animals in the shaping of the modern world. When the men and women of the island of Guanahani first made contact with Christopher Columbus and his crew on October 12, 1492, the cultural differences between the two groups were vaster than the...

A dramatic new interpretation of the encounter between Europe and the Americas reveals the crucial role of animals in the shaping of the modern world. When the first European colonisers arrived in the Americas, they were utterly dependent on the dogs and horses who assisted them in military campaigns, as well as the livestock who provided them with food and...