Columbus and the conquest of the impossible /
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| Author / Creator: | Fernández-Armesto, Felipe. |
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| Imprint: | London : Phoenix Press, 2000. |
| Description: | xiv, 141 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 24 cm. |
| Language: | English |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/8156164 |
| Summary: | A highly readable and controversial portrait of a man driven by religion, influenced by mysticism, and, at best, a primitive navigator who barely knew how to use his ship's instruments. A pre-eminent historian calls into question earlier findings by himself and other scholars. With a new introduction and updates that reassess Columbus's skills, motivations, and beliefs--placing him firmly in the context of his own time. ..".In a class of his own for serious scholarship."--Spectator.<br> |
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| Item Description: | Originally published: London : Duckworth, 1996. |
| Physical Description: | xiv, 141 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 24 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (p. [135]) and index. |
| ISBN: | 1842120840 9781842120842 |
