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Born to Die: Disease and New World Conquest, 1492-1650 (New Approaches to the Americas) by Noble David (Florida International University) Cook Paperback, 268 Pages, Published 1998 ISBN-10: 0-521-62730-3 / 0521627303 ISBN-13: 978-0-521-62730-6 / 9780521627306 The biological mingling of the previously separated Old and New Worlds began with the first voyage of Columbus. The exchange was a mixed blessing: It led to the disappearance of entire peoples in the Americas, but it also resulted in the rapid expansion and consequent economic and military hegemony |