The Gates of the Sea
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Columbus on Himself
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Intended as an antidote to potted biographies and piecemeal reconstructions of his voyages, this volume draws on judicious selections from Christopher Columbus's own writings--chronologically arranged, and translated into idiomatic English--to relate his self-perception and personal history, as far as is possible, in his own words. The result is a full and vivid (and often surprising) portrait of this complex man and the role he thought he was destined to play as God's instrument on earth.
Twenty-four illustrations, maps of Columbus’s routes across the Atlantic and his travels in the West Indies, and an index further enhance this introduction to his life and discoveries.
- ISBN-13
- 9781603841337
- Publisher
- Hackett Publishing Company, Inc.
- Imprint
- Hackett Publishing Company, Inc.
- Publication date
- 15 March 2010
- Format
- Paperback
- Pages
- 300
- Dimensions
- 229 x 152 mm
- Language
- English
