The Four Voyages of Christopher Columbus: Being His Own Log-book, Letters and

No gamble in history has been more momentous than the landfall of Columbus' 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.

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EAN	9780140442175
UPC	9780140442175
ISBN	9780140442175
Item Length	19.6 cm
Book Title	The Four Voyages of Christopher Columbus
Publisher	Penguin Books Ltd
Publication Year	1992
Type	Textbook
Format	Paperback
Language	English
Item Height	196mm
Author	Christopher Columbus
Genre	Biographies & True Stories
Topic	Education, History
Item Width	134mm
Item Weight	228g
Number of Pages	320 Pages