The Life of the Admiral Christopher Columbus: by his son Ferdinand
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| Rating | : | 4.11 (912 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0813518016 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 400 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-04-18 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
The narrative has the irrestible excitement of an adventure story: shipwreck, storms, and battles with mutineers or Indians. "The cornerstone of the history of the American continent." --Washington Irving This revised edition (originally published in 1959) of the famous biography of Columbus by his son Ferdinand was published to coincide with the Columbus quincentenary celebrations. Ferdinand had access to all of his father's papers. He is the author of The Aztec Image in Western Thought (Rutgers University Press) and many other books.. Ferdinand's book is a moving and personal document. Provoked in part by the Spanish Crown's attempts to diminish Columbus's role as discoverer, it reveals the restrained emotions of a loving son jealous of his father's honor. Ferdinand's imaginative insight into the many-faceted personality of the discoverer and his artistry with words make this biography, as Henry Vignaud has said, "the most important of our sources of information on the life of the discoverer of America." Benjamin Keen is Professor Emeritus of Latin American history at Northern Illinois University. Keen has also revised his tran
Although retired from active teaching for some years, Keen continued to research, write, and lecture until his death in late 2002. . Benjamin Keen (PhD, Yale University) was professor Emeritus from Northern Illinois University. He was a leading scholar in the field of Latin American history, particularly the colonial period in Mexico
I read a hard-copy edition from 1959. Diego I received a hard-copy edition of this book from1959. This book is absolutely necessary for the student of European or American History. Obviously, the Columbus scholar can't ignore it. Although it is clearly biased, as one would expect it to be, the information is primary source, since Fernando was with the Admiral on one voyage, and had access to most of his father's books and writings.Fernando was a passionate defender of his family's rights, and this b. "Columbus Biography a Great Read" according to Momorama. I ordered this book after my second grade son came from school confused about "what Columbus really did." We have so enjoyed reading exerpts together. This is a fascinating biography of Columbus written by his son. Even my seven year old was intrigued!. Frank G. Risalvato said 500 followed ---- he changed the world - better or worse --- by his visionary discovery. This is the type of must-read literature they should make mandatory in all High School or college classes. Interpreted in easy-to-understand English with the original Spanish script nearby so you can see if the interpreter deviated. Very accurate (I read Spanish as well) interpretation of a life's long collection of logs, notes, letters by Columbus' son Fernando who accompanied him on a later voyage.This is a page turner. You can not stop reading. From Col
Language Notes Text: English, Italian (translation)