The Book Depository The Four Voyages of Christopher Columbus by Christopher Columbus
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Description: The Four Voyages of Christopher Columbus : Paperback : Penguin Books Ltd : 9780140442175 : 0140442170 : 05 May 1992 : Collects the accounts that provide a narrative of the author's voyages in the Caribbean and finally to the mainland of Central America, although he still believed he had reached Asia. The Book Depository The Four Voyages of Christopher Columbus by Christopher Columbus - shop the best deal online on thebookbug.co.uk
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Product ID: 9780140442175
MPN: 0140442170
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Rating: 5
Review: I was on the fence when it came to buying this. How interesting can a log book or journal be? FASCINATING! The way this book has been annotated for context and detail really helps and it’s genuinely exciting and interesting to read. If you’re on the fence, do it! Great book!
Author: Mr. G. O'CONNELL
Rating: 4
Review: Very revealing texts, mainly drawn from the biographies written by his son and by a Spanish Court historian after his death, as well as Columbus's surviving documents. The biographies based much on primary documents which are now lost. Despite Columbus's continuous declared goals of spreading Christianity and Spanish glory, the lust for gold comes through on every page. The translator JM Cohen does feel the need at one point to draw in a less 'official' source to show explicitly how native women were treated by Columbus's men with his clear blessing. Some of the most memorable passages relate to the practices of the Carib cannibals, which I hesitate to repeat in polite company. The collection conveys clearly why historians continue to find Columbus a contradictory figure. Sometimes appearing to be ridiculously deluded, his relentless energy and driven ambition cannot fail to impress.
