The Four Voyages of Christopher Columbus
Author: Columbus, Christopher
Brand: Penguin Random House
Color: Tan
Edition: Reprint
Binding: Paperback
Format: Deckle Edge
Number Of Pages: 320
Release Date: 01-05-1992
Part Number: maps
Details: No gamble in history has been more momentous than the landfall of Columbus's ship the Santa Maria in the Americas in 1492 - an event that paved the way for the conquest of a 'New World'. The accounts collected here provide a vivid narrative of his voyages throughout the Caribbean and finally to the mainland of Central America, although he still believed he had reached Asia. Columbus himself is revealed as a fascinating and contradictory figure, fluctuating from awed enthusiasm to paranoia and eccentric geographical speculation. Prey to petty quarrels with his officers, his pious desire to bring Christian civilization to 'savages' matched by his rapacity for gold, Columbus was nonetheless an explorer and seaman of staggering vision and achievement.
EAN: 9780140442175
Package Dimensions: 7.7 x 5.1 x 0.6 inches
Languages: English, Spanish
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The Four Voyages of Christopher Columbus
The Four Voyages of Christopher Columbus
Author: Columbus, Christopher
Brand: Penguin Random House
Color: Tan
Edition: Reprint
Binding: Paperback
Format: Deckle Edge
Number Of Pages: 320
Release Date: 01-05-1992
Part Number: maps
Details: No gamble in history has been more momentous than the landfall of Columbus's ship the Santa Maria in the Americas in 1492 - an event that paved the way for the conquest of a 'New World'. The accounts collected here provide a vivid narrative of his voyages throughout the Caribbean and finally to the mainland of Central America, although he still believed he had reached Asia. Columbus himself is revealed as a fascinating and contradictory figure, fluctuating from awed enthusiasm to paranoia and eccentric geographical speculation. Prey to petty quarrels with his officers, his pious desire to bring Christian civilization to 'savages' matched by his rapacity for gold, Columbus was nonetheless an explorer and seaman of staggering vision and achievement.
EAN: 9780140442175
Package Dimensions: 7.7 x 5.1 x 0.6 inches
Languages: English, Spanish
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Author: Columbus, Christopher
Brand: Penguin Random House
Color: Tan
Edition: Reprint
Binding: Paperback
Format: Deckle Edge
Number Of Pages: 320
Release Date: 01-05-1992
Part Number: maps
Details: No gamble in history has been more momentous than the landfall of Columbus's ship the Santa Maria in the Americas in 1492 - an event that paved the way for the conquest of a 'New World'. The accounts collected here provide a vivid narrative of his voyages throughout the Caribbean and finally to the mainland of Central America, although he still believed he had reached Asia. Columbus himself is revealed as a fascinating and contradictory figure, fluctuating from awed enthusiasm to paranoia and eccentric geographical speculation. Prey to petty quarrels with his officers, his pious desire to bring Christian civilization to 'savages' matched by his rapacity for gold, Columbus was nonetheless an explorer and seaman of staggering vision and achievement.
EAN: 9780140442175
Package Dimensions: 7.7 x 5.1 x 0.6 inches
Languages: English, Spanish
