The Four Voyages: Being His Own Log-Book, Letters and Dispatches with Connecting Narratives.

Columbus, Christopher

ISBN 10: 0140442170 / ISBN 13: 9780140442175

Edité par Penguin Classics, 1992

Former library book; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less. N° de réf. du vendeur G0140442170I3N10

Synopsis :

No gamble in history has been more momentous than the landfall of Columbus's ship the Santa Maria in the Americas in 1492 - an event that paved the way for the conquest of a 'New World'. The accounts collected here provide a vivid narrative of his voyages throughout the Caribbean and finally to the mainland of Central America, although he still believed he had reached Asia. Columbus himself is revealed as a fascinating and contradictory figure, fluctuating from awed enthusiasm to paranoia and eccentric geographical speculation. Prey to petty quarrels with his officers, his pious desire to bring Christian civilization to 'savages' matched by his rapacity for gold, Columbus was nonetheless an explorer and seaman of staggering vision and achievement.

À propos de l'auteur: JM Cohen (1903 - 1989) was the translator of many volumes for the Penguin Classics, including versions of Rabelais, Cervantes and Montaigne.

Détails bibliographiques

Titre : The Four Voyages: Being His Own Log-Book, ...
Éditeur : Penguin Classics
Date d'édition : 1992
Reliure : Paperback
Etat : Good
Etat de la jaquette : No Jacket