On Savage Shores: How Indigenous Americans Discovered Europe by Caroline Dodds Pennock

On Savage Shores: How Indigenous Americans Discovered Europe

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On Savage Shores: How Indigenous Americans Discovered Europe by Caroline Dodds Pennock: Indigenous Influence and Exchange

Indigenous Influence and Exchange

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How indigenous produce changed the fashions and diets of Europe.

How indigenous produce changed the fashions and diets of Europe, and erased the Indigenous roots of many goods. 

Read by Maggie Service

Under the so-called 'Columbian Exchange' trade with Indigenous people - both forced and voluntary - was big business and it changed the fashions and diets of Europe. However, it also led to the erasure of the Indigenous roots of many goods and an understanding of their value within Indigenous communities. 


Written by Dr Caroline Dodds Pennock
Read by Maggie Service

Abridged by Laurence Wareing
Produced by Naomi Walmsley

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How Indigenous peoples discovered Europe long before Columbus set foot on American soil.

How Indigenous peoples - as traders, ambassadors and enslaved peoples - discovered Europe long before Columbus set foot on American soil. Read by Maggie Service.

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