Summary: Charles C. Mann, journalist and author of 1493: Uncovering the New World Columbus Created, talks about the impact of European settlers on the American east coast. Citing disease and reforestation, Mann declares that by 1650, America was a very different landscape from when Columbus arrived. Complete video available for free at http://fora.tv/2012/04/23/Charles_C_Mann_Living_in_the_Homogenocene Ever since Columbus, it’s an alien invasive world. Everybody’s germs, insects, vegetables, staple foods, rats, domestic animals, and even wildlife went everywhere, changing everything. That convulsion is still in progress. Charles C. Mann is the author of "1491: New Revelations of the Americas Before Columbus" and "1493: Uncovering the New World Columbus Created"
