James F. Hancock
I am an emeritus Professor of Horticulture at Michigan State University and have published over 300 research papers and reviews in scientific journals on crop genetics, evolution and genomics. I now spend most of my time writing history, with a current passion for precolonial Atlantic America.
My books include:
- Plant evolution and the origin of crop species | CABI Books (cabidigitallibrary.org)
- Plantation Crops, Plunder and Power | Evolution and exploitation | Jam (taylorfrancis.com)
- Spices, scents and silk: catalysts of world trade | CABI Books (cabidigitallibrary.org)
- Amazon.com: World Agriculture Before and After 1492: Legacy of the Columbian Exchange: 9783031155222: Hancock, James F: Books
Currently in press with McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers:
Early European Expeditions to North America: I. Florida and the Southeast, and II. Chesapeake, New England and Eastern Canada
Catalysts of trade and exploration 