Columbus: Lies of a New World (The True Story of Christopher

Columbus: Lies of a New World (The True Story of Christopher Columbus) (Historical Biographies of Famous People)
No event in human history has changed the world more than the Columbian Exchange, the melding of the â€œOldâ€ and â€œNewâ€ Worlds initiated by Christopher Columbusâ€™s famous voyage. It opened a new era of global trade, largely depopulated and then repopulated two continents, and began a transfer of plant and animal life that literally changed the face of the planet. Yet the decidedly mixed blessings of this exchangeâ€”and Columbusâ€™s undeniable violence and greedâ€”make him the most hotly debated figure in American history.

In this compact narrative biography, Alexander Kennedy drills through centuries of controversy to rediscover the man beneath, a Genoese weaverâ€™s son whose audacity led him to define an era. Backed by equally audacious monarchs, Columbus leads an expedition to the Americas, fueled as more by his iron will than by wisdom. But when his cruelty to both Spanish colonists and indigenous peoples leaves his reputation in tatters, the remaining years of Columbusâ€™s life become a desperate quest to restore his lost honors. Here Kennedy gives us Columbus in all his complexity: the hero, the monster, and the man....

"By prevailing over all obstacles and distractions, one may unfailingly arrive at his chosen goal or destination.â€ - Christopher Columbus

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- Columbusâ€™s battle with pirates as a young sailor.
- Debunking of several enduring myths of Columbusâ€™s life.
- The fraught relationship between Columbus and his patron, Queen Isabella.
- The destruction of the Santa Mariaâ€”and the fate of its wreckage.
- Columbusâ€™s complicated legacy for American slavery.
- The indigenous resistance to Columbus, including his battles with the Caribs.
- Columbusâ€™s rivalry with explorers Vasco da Gama and Amerigo Vespucci.
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Country USA
Author Alexander Kennedy
Binding Kindle Edition
Format Kindle eBook
IsAdultProduct
NumberOfPages 177
PublicationDate 2016-08-09
ReleaseDate 2016-08-09

Country	USA
Author	Alexander Kennedy
Binding	Kindle Edition
Format	Kindle eBook
IsAdultProduct
NumberOfPages	177
PublicationDate	2016-08-09
ReleaseDate	2016-08-09

Columbus: Lies of a New World (The True Story of Christopher Columbus) (Historical Biographies of Famous People)

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