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Writings Of Christopher Columbus
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Author : Christopher Columbus
language : en
Publisher: New York : C.L. Webster
Release Date : 1892
Writings Of Christopher Columbus written by Christopher Columbus and has been published by New York : C.L. Webster this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1892 with America categories.
The Worlds Of Christopher Columbus
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Author : William D. Phillips
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 1992
The Worlds Of Christopher Columbus written by William D. Phillips and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1992 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
When Columbus was born in the mid-fifteenth century, Europe was largely isolated from the rest of the Old World - Africa and Asia - and ignorant of the existence of the world of the Western Hemisphere. The voyages of Christopher Columbus opened a period of European exploration and empire building that breached the boundaries of those isolated worlds and changed the course of human history. This book describes the life and times of Christopher Columbus on the 500th aniversary of his first voyage across the Atlantic Ocean in 1492. Since ancient times, Europeans had dreamed of discovering new routes to the untold riches of Asia and the Far East, what set Columbus apart from these explorers was his single-minded dedication to finding official support to make that dream a reality. More than a simple description of the man, this new book places Columbus in a very broad context of European and world history. Columbus's story is not just the story of one man's rise and fall. Seen in its broader context, his life becomes a prism reflecting the broad range of human experience for the past five hundred years. Respected historians of medieval Spain and early America, the authors examine Columbus's quest for funds, first in Portugal and then in Spain, where he finally won royal backing for his scheme. Through his successful voyage in 1492 and three subsequent journeys to the new world Columbus reached the pinnacle of fame and wealth, and yet he eventually lost royal support through his own failings. William and Carla Rahn Phillips discuss the reasons for this fall and describe the empire created by the Spaniards in the lands across the ocean, even though neither they, nor anyone else in Europe, know precisely where or what those lands were. In examining the birth of a new world, this book reveals much about the times that produced these intrepid explorers.
The Diario Of Christopher Columbus S First Voyage To America 1492 1493
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Author :
language : en
Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press
Release Date : 1989
The Diario Of Christopher Columbus S First Voyage To America 1492 1493 written by and has been published by University of Oklahoma Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1989 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
This definitive edition of Columbus's account of the voyage presents the most accurate printed version of his journal available to date. Unfortunately both Columbus's original manuscript, presented to Ferdinand and Isabella along with other evidence of his discoveries, and a single complete copy have been lost for centuries. The primary surviving record of the voyage-part quotation, part summary of the complete copy-is a transcription made by Bartolome de las Casas in the 1530s. This new edition of the Las Casas manuscript presents its entire contents-including notes, insertions, and canceled text-more accurately, completely, and graphically than any other Spanish text published so far. In addition, the new translation, which strives for readability and accuracy, appears on pages facing the Spanish, encouraging on-the- spot comparisons of the translation with the original. Study of the work is further facilitated by extensive notes, documenting differences between the editors' transcription and translation and those of other transcribers and translators and summarizing current research and debates on unanswered current research and debates on unanswered questions concerning the voyage. In addition to being the only edition in which Spanish and English are presented side by side, this edition includes the only concordance ever prepared for the Diario. Awaited by scholars, this new edition will help reduce the guesswork that has long plagued the study of Columbus's voyage. It may shed light on a number of issues related to Columbus's navigational methods and the identity of his landing places, issues whose resolution depend, at least in part, on an accurate transcription of the Diario. Containing day-by-day accounts of the voyage and the first sighting of land, of the first encounters with the native populations and the first appraisals of his islands explored, and of a suspenseful return voyage to Spain, the Diario provides a fascinating and useful account to historians, geographers, anthropologists, sailors, students, and anyone else interested in the discovery-or in a very good sea story. Oliver Dunn received the PH.D. degree from Cornell University. He is Professor Emeritus in Purdue University and a longtime student of Spanish and early history of Spanish America. James E. Kelley, Jr., received the M.A. degree from American University. A mathematician and computer and management consultant by vocation, for the past twenty years he has studied the history of European cartography and navigation in late-medieval times. Both are members of the Society for the History of Discoveries and have written extensively on the history of navigation and on Columbus's first voyage, Although they remain unconvinced of its conclusions, both were consultants to the National geographic Society's 1986 effort to establish Samana Cay as the site of Columbus's first landing.
Writings Of Christopher Columbus
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Author : Christophe Colomb
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1892
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Writings Of Christopher Columbus
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Author : Paul Leicester Ford
language : en
Publisher: Palala Press
Release Date : 2018-02-18
Writings Of Christopher Columbus written by Paul Leicester Ford and has been published by Palala Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-02-18 with categories.
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The Four Voyages Of Christopher Columbus
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Author : Christopher Columbus
language : en
Publisher: Penguin UK
Release Date : 2004-02-05
The Four Voyages Of Christopher Columbus written by Christopher Columbus and has been published by Penguin UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004-02-05 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
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.
Writings Of Christopher Columb
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Author : Christopher Columbus
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2016-08-29
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Writings Of Christopher Columbus
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Author : Christopher Columbus
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2018-01-27
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Writings Of Christopher Columbus Descriptive Of The Discovery And Occupation Of The New World Classic Reprint
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Author : Paul Leicester Ford
language : en
Publisher: Forgotten Books
Release Date : 2018-04-23
Writings Of Christopher Columbus Descriptive Of The Discovery And Occupation Of The New World Classic Reprint written by Paul Leicester Ford and has been published by Forgotten Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-04-23 with History categories.
Excerpt from Writings of Christopher Columbus: Descriptive of the Discovery and Occupation of the New World Europe and Asia. During the semi-barbaric and feudal times which succeeded the Roman empire this was Of especial value to the former, for the peace and knowl edge needed for arts and manufactures were slow to come, and it turned to the Older civilization for them, sending in exchange such few things as it possessed that Asia wanted, and eking out its balances with gold and silver. SO steadily had these been drained away from Europe during these stormy centuries that Asia was termed it the Golden East. The trade with this and Of jewels, precious metals, wondrous fabrics, and spices, was the most profitable Of the time, and enriched the centres Of distribution to a marvelous de gree. First Constantinople, then Amalfi, and finally Venice and Genoa, became rich and great by it. The routes through the Black Sea, Persian Gulf, and Red Sea, though involving caravans and transshipment, were sufficient; and from the Mediterranean the products were distributed over Europe with ease. Europe stood with its back to the west. All the interest and thought it could spare from its own concerns were centered in the east, and but for an accident would have so continued for an indefinite time. Yet so curiously are causes and effects blended that it was this very concen tration and intensity of interest that eventually led to the exploration of the great west. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Writings Of Christopher Columbus
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Author : Paul Leicester Ford
language : en
Publisher: Nabu Press
Release Date : 2013-09
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