Who This Author Is

Alfred W. Crosby has enough depth here to be more than a raw catalog rollup. This page pulls together 5 catalog-linked books across 1989 to 1998, which makes it easier to separate the strongest starting points from the noisier editions. The clearest lane here leans toward Backlist browsing.

Best for readers who want a dependable place to start before opening the full catalog list. If you want the easiest first click, start with The Measure of Reality: Quantification in Western Europe, 12501600: Quantification in Western Europe, 1250-1600 and branch outward from there. UPB note: the strongest documented run here lands between 1989 to 1998; the most common copies on this page tend to come from Cambridge Univ Pr and Eric Clearinghouse for Social.

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Best known for: Backlist browsing entry points • common used copies from Cambridge Univ Pr and Eric Clearinghouse for Social

Genres and themes: Backlist browsing

Who this author is best for: readers who want a dependable place to start before opening the full catalog list

UPB note: the strongest documented run here lands between 1989 to 1998; the most common copies on this page tend to come from Cambridge Univ Pr and Eric Clearinghouse for Social.

Top Books To Start With

  1. The Measure of Reality: Quantification in Western Europe, 12501600: Quantification in Western Europe, 1250-1600

    Cambridge Univ Pr • 1998 • standard commitment

    UPB note: one of the most common used-copy publishers for this author • year signal: 1998 • 245 pages.

  2. The Measure of Reality : Quantification and Western Society, 1250-1600

    Cambridge Univ Pr • 1996 • standard commitment

    UPB note: one of the most common used-copy publishers for this author • year signal: 1996 • 257 pages.

  3. Ecological Imperialism: The Biological Expansion of Europe, 900-1900

    Cambridge Univ Pr • 1993 • longer commitment

    UPB note: one of the most common used-copy publishers for this author • year signal: 1993 • 384 pages.

  4. America's Forgotten Pandemic : The Influenza of 1918

    Cambridge Univ Pr • 1990 • longer commitment

    UPB note: one of the most common used-copy publishers for this author • year signal: 1990 • 351 pages.

  5. Voyages of Columbus a Turning Point in World History

    Eric Clearinghouse for Social • 1989 • commitment varies by edition

    UPB note: year signal: 1989.

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