Author: Washington Irving
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 3732690873
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 494

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Reproduction of the original: The Life and Voyages of Christopher Columbus by Washington Irving

Author: Washington Irving
Publisher: London : J. Murray
ISBN:
Category : America Discovery and exploration
Languages : en
Pages : 6

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Author: Washington Irving
Publisher:
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Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 346

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Author: Washington Irving
Publisher: Wordsworth Editions
ISBN: 9781840220698
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 724

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Modern views of Columbus are overshadowed by guilt about past conquests. Credit for discovering the New World, we are told, belongs to its original inhabitants rather than any European, and Columbus gave those inhabitants nothing apart from death, disease and destruction. Yet, for the Old World of Europe the four voyages of Columbus brought revelation where before there had been only myths and guesswork.People had thought it was only the great distance that made it impossible to reach Asia sailing west from Spain. No one had predicted that a vast continent stood in the way. And indeed, for Columbus himself, the revolution of understanding was too much to comprehend. He had counted on a new route to Asia that would bring him glory, riches and titles, and the thought of an unknown and undeveloped continent held no attractions. The trials and disappointments of the great explorer are graphically detailed in this biography first published in 1828, when Washington Irving was America's most famous writer.

Author: Washington Irving
Publisher:
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Category : America
Languages : en
Pages : 450

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Author: Christopher Columbus
Publisher: Penguin UK
ISBN: 0141920424
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 320

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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.

Author: Washington Irving
Publisher: CreateSpace
ISBN: 9781502805287
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 372

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A History of the Life and Voyages of Christopher Columbus is a biographical account of Christopher Columbus, one of the first examples of American historical fiction and one of several attempts at national myth-making undertaken by American writers and poets of the 19th century, [4] written by Washington Irving in 1828 and published in four volumes in Britain and in three volumes in the United States

Author: Washington Irving
Publisher: Cosimo, Inc.
ISBN: 1602063788
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 497

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Inspired by the then recent unearthing of original documents and letters of Christopher Columbus, the American writer Washington Irving set about, in the 1820s, to create the first unlimited and complete account of the great explorer and his journeys. This is that account, sweeping in its scope, as intimate as a novel, as thrilling as a grand adventure story. In this, the first of two volumes, Irving introduces us to Columbus's hearings at the courts of Spain and Portugal seeking sponsorship of his journeys and follows Columbus on his first three voyages to the New World. As shipwrecks and mutinies, strange natives and displeased monarchs dog his endeavors, Columbus perseveres through all. With a dedication to historical accuracy combined with a flair for engaging storytelling, Irving bestows upon us one of the classic works of history of the Age of Exploration. WASHINGTON IRVING (1783-1859) was born in New York City to Scottish immigrant parents. Considered by some the "Father of American Literature," Irving is best known for his short stories, including "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" and "Rip Van Winkle," but he also produced an extensive bibliography of essays, poems, travel books, and biographies.

Author: Washington 1783-1859 Irving
Publisher: Wentworth Press
ISBN: 9781372138232
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 376

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Languages : en
Pages : 480

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