Crosby, Alfred W., Jr.
CROSBY, Alfred W., Jr.
CROSBY, Alfred W., Jr. American, b. 1931. Genres: History. Career: Professor of American Studies, University of Texas at Austin, 1977-. Associate Professor of History, Washington State University, Pullman, 1966-77. Publications: America, Russia, Hemp and Napoleon, 1965; The Columbian Exchange: Biological and Cultural Consequences of 1492, 1972; Epidemic and Peace 1918, 1976, as America's Forgotten Pandemic: The Influenza of 1918, 1989; Ecological Imperialism: The Biological Expansion of Europe 900-1900, 1986; Germs, Seeds, and Animals: Studies in Ecological History, 1994; The Measure of Reality, 1997; Throwing Fire: Projectile Technology through History, 2002. Address: 67 N Centre St, Nantucket, MA 02554, U.S.A. Online address: acrosby@nantucket.net