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["SISU!" <erthnsky AT bellsouth.net>]

Well, I did mean for the betterment of Europe, BUT, hmmmm, lemme think...
I loaned the book to a friend, just called her, and she will be bringing
it back to me tomorrow so I can look up stuff for real, but didn't they
bring horses and citrus to the new world?  Pigs?  Does that stuff count?
 I know you can make an argument that all of those things are
destructive to the ecosystem, but really, any new thing like that would
be.  It really is a good book, especially for anyone who likes history.
Here's the book:

http://www.amazon.com/Seeds-Change-Herman-J-Viola/dp/1569560889
 and
http://www.oxbowbooks.com/bookinfo.cfm/ID/12689?/Location/Oxbow

Bev

Lynda wrote:

> Can you give us an example of *any* changes that were good for
> America?  I think we could have lived quite nicely without the
> invasive snails <g>
>
> I mean I know how Europe was improved.  Where in the world would
> Italian cooking be without the red sauce and polenta or the Irish
> without potatoes <g>
>
> Lynda. ----- Original Message ----- From: "SISU!"
> <erthnsky AT bellsouth.net>
>
>
> > Speaking of Columbus...there is a book called _Seeds of Change_
> > which talks about how Columbus' voyages changed America and Europe
> > in both good ways and bad.  I recommend it.
> >
> > Bev
>
>
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