Columbus : his enterprise : exploding the myth
Type
Book
Authors
Hans Koning ( Koning, Hans )
ISBN 10
0853458251
ISBN 13
9780853458258
Category
General Library Collection
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Publication Year
1992
Publisher
Pages
141
Subject
Christopher Columbus
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Abstract
"Most of us have been taught to think of Christopher Columbus as a single-minded, courageous visionary whose navigational skills led him to "discover" the Americas. In this beautifully written revisionist biography, accessible to people of all ages, Hans Koning gives us the true history of Columbus' life and voyages.
Koning describes how Columbus' consuming drive to send "mountains of gold" back to Spain shaped his life, beginning the story with his childhood in Genoa and ending after his return from his fourth and final voyage, an old man in disgrace. He shows how Columbus' "discovery" led to the enrichment of the conquerors through the plunder and murder of the native peoples of the Americas.
In an afterword for teachers, Bill Bigelow - a high school social studies teacher and the author of several curricula - shows how the book can be imaginatively used in the classroom to teach students to read history skeptically."--Back cover.
Koning describes how Columbus' consuming drive to send "mountains of gold" back to Spain shaped his life, beginning the story with his childhood in Genoa and ending after his return from his fourth and final voyage, an old man in disgrace. He shows how Columbus' "discovery" led to the enrichment of the conquerors through the plunder and murder of the native peoples of the Americas.
In an afterword for teachers, Bill Bigelow - a high school social studies teacher and the author of several curricula - shows how the book can be imaginatively used in the classroom to teach students to read history skeptically."--Back cover.
Number of Copies
1
Library | Accession No | Call No | Copy No | Edition | Location | Availability |
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Main | 14706 | E111.K85 1991 | 1 | Yes |