Author: George Emra NunnPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Early maps
Languages : en
Pages : 172
Book Description
The Geographical Conceptions of Columbus
Author: George Emra NunnPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Early maps
Languages : en
Pages : 172
Book Description
The Geographical Journal
Author: Geographical Review
Author: Columbus
Author: Laurence BergreenPublisher: Penguin
ISBN: 014312210X
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 445
Book Description
He knew nothing of celestial navigation or of the existence of the Pacific Ocean. He was a self-promoting and ambitious entrepreneur. His maps were a hybrid of fantasy and delusion. When he did make land, he enslaved the populace he found, encouraged genocide, and polluted relations between peoples. He ended his career in near lunacy. But Columbus had one asset that made all the difference, an inborn sense of the sea, of wind and weather, and of selecting the optimal course to get from A to B. Laurence Bergreen's energetic and bracing book gives the whole Columbus and most importantly, the whole of his career, not just the highlight of 1492. Columbus undertook three more voyages between 1494 and 1504, each designed to demonstrate that he could sail to China within a matter of weeks and convert those he found there to Christianity. By their conclusion, Columbus was broken in body and spirit, a hero undone by the tragic flaw of pride. If the first voyage illustrates the rewards of exploration, this book shows how the subsequent voyages illustrate the costs - political, moral, and economic.
The Worlds of Christopher Columbus
Author: William D. PhillipsPublisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9780521446525
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 342
Book Description
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.
Miscellaneous publications
Author: Berthold LauferThe Geographical Conceptions of Columbus
Author: George Emra NunnPublisher: New York : American Geographical Society
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 174
Book Description
The Ashgate Research Companion to Monsters and the Monstrous
Author: Asa Simon MittmanPublisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1351894315
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 626
Book Description
The field of monster studies has grown significantly over the past few years and this companion provides a comprehensive guide to the study of monsters and the monstrous from historical, regional and thematic perspectives. The collection reflects the truly multi-disciplinary nature of monster studies, bringing in scholars from literature, art history, religious studies, history, classics, and cultural and media studies. The companion will offer scholars and graduate students the first comprehensive and authoritative review of this emergent field.
Research Series
Author: American Geographical Society of New YorkPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Geography
Languages : en
Pages : 170
Book Description
The Mississippi Valley Historical Review
Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Electronic journals
Languages : en
Pages : 664
Book Description
Includes articles and reviews covering all aspects of American history. Formerly the Mississippi Valley Historical Review,