Columbus: His Enterprise: Exploding the Myth
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| Rating | : | 4.12 (655 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0853458251 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 141 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-08-12 |
| Language | : | English |
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(June)no PW reviewCopyright 1991 Cahners Business Information, Inc.. From Publishers Weekly Koning exposes Columbus's less-than-noble side: his greedy, gold-motivated explorations, his New World ``discovery'' which allowed the plunder and murder of America's native peoples, and his return from his fourth voyage as an old man in disgrace
Douglas Doepke said The unsanitized version. This is a book that attempts to set the record straight on Columbus the man and the chain of events set off by his voyage of discovery. Koning does not delight in debunking the myth, nor does he gloat in the exose'; rather the tone is one of moral desp. "Columbus, finally the truth" according to A Customer. Koning gives a very valid speculation on Columbus' life and voyages. Thoughout the years, the story of Columbus has been twisted and glamourized, making the people of America believe that he was a hero. Koning goes in to great detail when explaining th. Columbus book review L. Maher Excellent book and well written, though very short. Impossible to put down once you begin reading. I recommend, however, reading other Columbus books to give yourself a more balanced view. This book is very subjective and highly opinionated. All conten
Former New Yorker reporter Hans Koning was born Hans Koningsberger in Amsterdam and was a student when World War II broke out and the Germans invaded. In addition to his twenty-two books, three plays, and two translations, he has written political-travel pieces as a reporter-at-large for The New Yorker and has reported for The Atlantic Monthly and The New York Times. Koning now lives in Connecticut with his wife, Kate, and is, as always, writing. . He escaped and joined the B
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