Columbus and the Conquest of the Impossible by Felipe Fernández-Armesto

Columbus and the Conquest of the Impossible

Felipe Fernández-Armesto

128 pages first pub 1974 (editions)

nonfiction biography history challenging informative reflective medium-paced
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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 ...

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