Columbus on Himself Hardback
by Felipe Fernandez-Armesto
Hardback
Description
Intended as an antidote to potted biographies and piecemeal reconstructions of his voyages, this volume draws on judicious selections from Christopher Columbus's own writings--chronologically arranged, and translated into idiomatic English--to relate his self-perception and personal history, as far as is possible, in his own words.
The result is a full and vivid (and often surprising) portrait of this complex man and the role he thought he was destined to play as God's instrument on earth. Twenty-four illustrations, maps of Columbus’s routes across the Atlantic and his travels in the West Indies, and an index further enhance this introduction to his life and discoveries.
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- Format:Hardback
- Pages:300 pages
- Publisher:Hackett Publishing Co, Inc
- Publication Date:15/03/2010
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- ISBN:9781603841344
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Available to Order - This title is available to order, with delivery expected within 2 weeks
- Format:Hardback
- Pages:300 pages
- Publisher:Hackett Publishing Co, Inc
- Publication Date:15/03/2010
- Category:
- ISBN:9781603841344