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A noted historian and navigator relates the story of the accomplished seaman who sailed west to the New World

Each of the five chapters of this well-researched book gives a new forgotten or unknown aspect of Columbus, like for instance his diary, the apparent result of two different authors, Christopher as a poet mixing Spanish, Catalan and Italian. The findings published in this book explain that although he wrote in Castilian it was clearly not his first language and his origins can be pinpointed to the Aragon region because of the grammar and the way he constructed sentences. "He didn't express him correctly in any written language," says Estelle Irizarry. "His Spanish was notoriously incorrect yet at the same time efficient, poetic and eloquent." There is also evidence to suggest that Columbus, who first crossed the Atlantic in 1492, may have adopted his surname later in life to disguise his true origins and another theory claims that he once worked for a pirate called Columbus, and that he adopted that name in order not to embarrass his relations with his new profession. Is it possible, I oversoul-7 ask, Christopher Columbus was in his early years a pirate?

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Independent readers can learn about Columbus's fateful voyage in this dramatic, easy-to-read account of a pivotal moment in American history.

174 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm. ; decorated textured boards with black and gilt decorations ; dj. Analysis and exegesis of Columbus's Libro de profecias, with a distinctly millenarian and end-times slant.

While many books have been written about the life of Christopher Columbus and his New World discoveries, this one has a different thrust- that Columbus was not just a skilled, courageous sailor but was also a chosen instrument in the hands of God.

Recounts the life and adventures of the man who was the first in recorded history to sail west across the ocean from Spain, and discovered lands previously unknown to Europeans

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Provides an introduction to the life of fifteenth-century Italian explorer Christopher Columbus, whose travels helped map the modern world.

Presents the background and achievements of the Italian seaman who discovered the New World.

In 1492, previously separate worlds collided and began to merge, often painfully, into the world-system in which we live today. Columbus's four Atlantic voyages (1492-1504) helped link Africa, Europe, and the Americas in a conflicted economic and cultural symbiosis. These carefully selected documents describe the voyages and their immediate impact on Europe and the indigenous peoples of the Caribbean. Symcox and Sullivan's engaging introduction presents Columbus as neither hero nor villain, but as a significant historical actor who improvised responses to a changed world. Document headnotes provide context for understanding Columbus's voyages within the broader context of fifteenth-century Europe and the policies of the Spanish crown. Maps, illustrations, a chronology, questions for consideration, and a selected bibliography invite students to analyze and interpret the documents.

A noted historian and navigator relates the story of the accomplished seaman who sailed west to the Indies

Presents together two fundamental works relating to the Columbian period, composed in 1494 and 1513. The two works reflect different historical perspectives.

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Over the centuries, the story of Christopher Columbus has become so enshrouded in myth that his life has remained largely a mystery to all but a handful of scholars. Yet the prophet Nephi suggests that Columbus stands out among historical figures as "a man among the Gentiles." In fact, Lehi and Nephi identify only two specific individuals in their prophecy of the latter-day Restoration: Christopher Columbus and Joseph Smith. In a sense, these two men stand as bookends to the Restoration one at the beginning and one at the end. Columbus himself wrote that he was inspired by the Holy Ghost to undertake his voyage a claim which some historians struggle to accept. In this candid and revealing treatment, author Clark B. Hinckley uncovers a man with two great dreams. Yet what may be the most remarkable aspect of Columbus's life is the degree to which he understood his prophetic mission and his place in history.

They are the documents that irrevocably changed the course of America's history, yet most of us have never heard of them. Christopher Columbus’s Book of Privileges is the compilation of royal charters, papal letters and legal wranglings that became the business deal between Columbus, the Spanish royalty and the Pope on how a New World would be made theirs. So rare is this Book that when it moves within the Library of Congress, which owns it, it goes under armed guard. Here for the first time is the full-color, full-size facsimile of these elegantly lettered pages, with essays from three scholars on their meaning and legacy. It is here that you will find the first written reference to a New World, within a papal letter that we have reproduced as pocketed loose sheets, so you can hold close this extraordinary history. Don't look for this in the bookstores; it's only from Levenger. Read the prologue and watch the video on Levenger.com.

Christopher Columbus was looking for a faster trade route to China. Instead of finding spices, he opened the way to a part of the world no one in Europe even knew existed!Fact-filled Rookie Read-About Biographies introduce the youngest readers to influential women and men, both past and present. Colorful photos and age appropriate text encourage children to read on their own-as they learn about people like Serena Williams, Neil Armstrong, Rosa Parks, Anne Frank and many more.

A biography telling the story of the explorer Christopher Columbus and his discoveries of the Americas. Written in graphic-novel format.

It was completely dark. The only things visible now were the two small beacon fires on the Pinta and the Nina. Christopher was glad the two fires calmed his, too. Their glow reminded him that the Santa Maria was not alone on the vast, uncharted Ocean Sea. The three ships would sail together into the unknown.Buoyant and determined, and having at last won the support of the king and queen of Spain, Christopher Columbus sailed west from Europe with three ships, confident he would reach the Indies by this new route and find the gold-laden civilization fo the great Khan.After four risky expeditions in which he explored the Caribbean and landed on South America, Columbus died without acclaim, never knowing he had reached what would soon be known as the New World. While Columbus himself never realized the magnitude of his discoveries, his voyages across the Ocean Sea would soon be recognized as a major turning point in world history.

They are the documents that irrevocably changed the course of America's history, yet most of us have never heard of them. Christopher Columbus’s Book of Privileges is the compilation of royal charters, papal letters and legal wranglings that became the business deal between Columbus, the Spanish royalty and the Pope on how a New World would be made theirs. So rare is this Book that when it moves within the Library of Congress, which owns it, it goes under armed guard. Here for the first time is the full-color, full-size facsimile of these elegantly lettered pages, with essays from three scholars on their meaning and legacy. It is here that you will find the first written reference to a New World, within a papal letter that we have reproduced as pocketed loose sheets, so you can hold close this extraordinary history. Don't look for this in the bookstores; it's only from Levenger. Read the prologue and watch the video on Levenger.com.