The Conquest of Paradise
Christopher Columbus and the Columbian Legacy
Kirkpatrick Sale(Author)
Papermac (Publisher)
Published on 30. April 1992
Book
Paperback/Softback
464 pages
978-0-333-57479-9 (ISBN)
Description
A reassessment of the career of the man whose Caribbean landing in 1492 changed for ever, both the Old World and the New. Published to coincide with the 500th anniversary of the discovery of America. The author presents Columbus as a rootless, lonely man who never understood the nature of the world he had discovered, nor how to live with his fellow Europeans or the Indians he conquered. He refutes many enduring myths - of Queen Isabella pawning her jewels to finance the voyages, of mutinous sailors who believed the world was flat and of Columbus' death in obscure poverty.
More details
Edition
New edition
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Pan Macmillan
Edition type
New edition
Product notice
Paperback (UK-trade)
Dimensions
Height: 216 mm
Width: 138 mm
Weight
472 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-333-57479-9 (9780333574799)
Copyright in bibliographic data is held by Nielsen Book Services Limited or its licensors: all rights reserved.
Schweitzer Classification