| Description |
xx, 218 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages [195]-210) and index. |
| Contents |
1. A man 'raised from nought' : from Genoa to the Atlantic, c.1450-c.1480 -- 2. 'The secrets of this world' : the formation and plans of tastes, c.1480-1492 -- 3. 'His manifest hand' : the quest for patronage, c.1484-1492 -- 4. 'The conquest of what appears impossible' : the first Atlantic crossing, August 1492-March 1493 -- 5. 'Your more divine than human journey' : March 1493-June 1496 and the second crossing -- 6. 'Your will to continue in this enterprise' : June 1496-August 1498 and the third crossing -- 7. 'The devil has been at work' : the Hispaniola colony, 1496-1499 -- 8. 'That sea of blood' : 1500-1504 and the last crossing -- 9. 'The messenger of a new heaven' : decline, death, and reputation. |
| Local Note |
c. 1 Feb 1993 $21.95 [13.77] |
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c. 1 Feb 1993 $21.95 [13.77] |
| Subject |
Columbus, Christopher.
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Explorers -- America -- Biography.
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Explorers -- Spain -- Biography.
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America -- Discovery and exploration -- Spanish.
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| Indexed Term |
Exploration |
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North America |
| Subject |
Colón, Cristóbal, 1451-1506.
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| ISBN |
0192158988: $22.00 (est.) |
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9780192158987 |
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