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History - An interview with Charles C. Mann

Indian Country - In this interview with Mann, author of the book '1491,' focuses on the impact disease had in the European colonization of the Americas.

Posted on 12/26/05; 2:44:46 AM

History - Unit 731 and the Japanese Imperial Army's Biological Warfare Program

Sekai senso hanzai jiten - In the following careful resumé essay, the author concentrates on the organization and function of Unit 731.

Posted on 11/29/05; 5:53:37 AM

History - Past pandemics that ravaged Europe

BBC - In 430BC, during the Peloponnesian war against their great rival Sparta, the people of Athens were hit by a deadly disease that has defied diagnosis to this day.

Posted on 11/9/05; 4:41:02 AM

History - '1491': Vanished Americans

New York Times - Another review of the book '1491,' which amongst the many topics it covers shows how the native population of the Americas was devasted by diseases brought from Europe.

Posted on 10/9/05; 4:03:09 AM

History - A Cultivated World

Washington Post - Reviews of the book version of 1491, which was published this month.

Seattle Times - "1491": Discovering what Americas were like before Columbus.

Posted on 8/19/05; 2:22:44 AM

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