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Admiral of the Ocean Sea is Admiral Samuel Eliot Morison's classic biography of the greatest sailor of them all, Christopher Columbus. It is written with the insight, energy, and authority that only someone who had himself sailed in Columbus's path to the New World could muster. Morison undertook this expedition in a 147-foot schooner and a 47-foot ketch, the dimensions of these craft roughly matching those of Columbus's Santa Maria and Nina.

The explorer, Christopher Columbus, is famous for reaching the Americas and opening up a new world to European pioneers. But though his determination and skills were second to none, he eventually fell out of favour at home and abroad, and was unwelcome even in the very colonies he’d founded. Contrary to popular misconception, Columbus never set foot in what is now the continental United States, and nor did he seek to prove that the Earth was round. So, how did Columbus’ voyages change the world? What motivated a young man from Italy to endanger his life on behalf of the Spanish government?...

These are the words of Christopher Columbus - the record of his first voyage to America. His private journal from the trip was lost, but not before being studied and condensed by later writers like Spanish historian and Dominican friar Bartolomé de Las Casas, whose abridgement has been changed to first person perspective for this production (Columbus' actual words were often included by the friar). The result is a personal record of an enterprise which changed the whole face of history.

From the author of the Magellan biography, Over the Edge of the World, a mesmerizing new account of the great explorer. Christopher Columbus's 1492 voyage across the Atlantic Ocean in search of a trading route to China, and his unexpected landfall in the Americas, is a watershed event in world history.

On termine le mois de marde avec deux mardes d'époque de grande envergure: Nouvelle-France de Jean Beaudin et Christopher Columbus: The Discovery de John Glen. Aussi au programme: Dreadnaught (1981), Crooked Hearts (1991), Samurai 1: Mushashi Miyamoto (1954) et Une langue universelle (2024)!

You cannot discover lands already inhabited. Injustice has plagued American society for centuries. And we cannot move toward being a more just nation without understanding the root causes that have shaped our culture and institutions. In this prophetic blend of history, theology, and cultural commentary, Mark Charles and Soong-Chan Rah reveal the far-reaching, damaging effects of the "Doctrine of Discovery."

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 to 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.

Christopher Columbus never knew he had discovered a New World. He died unaware that his determined voyages had changed the world forever. This biography teaches young listeners about the life of the famous Italian explorer who became the first European to discover the West Indies.

We were fighting on the wrong side of a war we couldn't win. And that was the good news. The Ruhar hit us on Columbus Day. There we were, innocently drifting along the cosmos on our little blue marble, like the native Americans in 1492. Over the horizon come ships of a technologically advanced, aggressive culture, and BAM! There go the good old days, when humans only got killed by each other. So, Columbus Day. It fits. When the morning sky twinkled again, this time with Kristang starships jumping in to hammer the Ruhar, we thought we were saved.

In a not-too-distant future that is not quite ours, there has been a major scientific breakthrough. It is a way to open windows into the past, permitting historical researchers to view, but not participate, in the events of the past.

In one of the most powerful and thought-provoking novels of his remarkable career, Orson Scott Card interweaves a compelling portrait of Christopher Columbus with the story of a future scientist who believes she can alter human history from a tragedy of bloodshed and brutality to a world filled with hope and healing.

History remembers Christopher Columbus as a steadfast explorer who crossed the Atlantic to discover America. But what if I told you that’s not the real truth? That he was, in fact, a notorious adventurer who defied kings and gods in pursuit of a legendary treasure? Join him and his companions as they voyage to the lost city of Atlantis, where the fate of two worlds hangs in the balance.

In 1492, Christopher Columbus discovered the Americas. Or did he? Listeners will learn the full story about Christopher Columbus’s famous voyage.

This classic biography should be mandatory listening for all academicians. Winsor, a historian, poet, literary critic, and fiction writer, retraces every important aspect of Columbus' fascinating life, from his family origins to his beliefs and convictions. Columbus emerges as a living, breathing human being with passions and ideas: a man possessing intellect and imagination enough to believe that the earth was round, not flat. Winsor's opus represents an honest search for the truth.

Life as an asteroid wildcatter ain't easy! Hello, friends. The name's Christopher Columbus Jackson. When I set out to make my fortune as an asteroid wildcatter, I had no idea that I'd soon cross paths with a down-and-out warrior priestess of the Church of Jesus Christ of Post-Millennial Saints, Orthodox. If I'd known better, I'd have steered clear of her distress beacon altogether. But there are two kinds of people in this galaxy: those who believe in something bigger than themselves, and those who don't believe in anything else. I would soon find out what kind of a man I was.

Everyone knows who Christopher Columbus is, and everyone knows what he discovered and what he is famous for. Who, really, is this man, so shrouded in mystery? Columbus would tell you he was inspired by God to make his voyages, and it takes a brave soul indeed to sail out into the ocean blue where no one has gone before. In this audiobook, you'll find out all about this most remarkable of men. You will uncover why he thought it so important to never give up on his dream.

A SonicReenactment of the reading of Christopher Columbus' famous letter to the king and queen of Spain. The letter outlines a plan of colonization for the "New World", the removal and transport of its gold to Spain, and the establishment of the Catholic church as an integral part of everyday life within the New World territories.

Using a wide array of sources, historian Matthew Restall highlights seven key myths, uncovering the source of the inaccuracies and exploding the fallacies and misconceptions behind each myth. This vividly written and authoritative book shows, for instance, that native Americans did not take the conquistadors for gods and that small numbers of vastly outnumbered Spaniards did not bring down great empires with stunning rapidity. We discover that Columbus was correctly seen in his lifetime - and for decades after - as a briefly fortunate but unexceptional participant in efforts.

Meyer Kayserling (1829-1905) was a leading Jewish scholar who wrote Christopher Columbus and the Participation of the Jews in the Spanish and Portuguese Discoveries by request of the Spanish government in honor of the 400th anniversary of the discovery of America. An assortment of fascinating individuals feature in the book, including the astronomer Abraham Zacuto and the jurist Luis de Santangel. Christopher Columbus himself is thought to be of Jewish descent, and many Jews provided support for Columbus’ voyages in the fields of technology, funding, and personnel.

Originally published as a section of the author’s larger “Conversations in Early American History: 1492-1763,” this Kindle edition, equivalent in length to a physical book of approximately 60 pages, clearly explains, in easy-to-follow question-and-answer format, the key events of American history from Christopher Columbus’s discovery of the New World (1492) to the signing of the treaty that ended the French and Indian War (1763). CONTENTS 1. Christopher Columbus 2. Jamestown 3. The House of Burgesses 4. The Pilgrims 5. Bacon’s Rebellion 6. The Salem Witch Trials 7. The Thirteen ...

If you’ve ever found American history boring or hard to understand, this book is for you. Inside, a bright, curious student poses questions about American history, and a kind, knowledgeable teacher answers them. Nothing escapes the student’s inquisitive mind, and the teacher is endlessly patient. Review (from Midwest Book Review): Five stars. There are better ways to present info than ten pound textbooks. [This book] is an exciting read on the history of America through an engrossing question and answer format that asks countless questions about America, its early days, colonial times, ...