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Examines the story of the Caribbean from Columbus's first landing on the island he named San Salvador to today's islands--largely independent, but often still in thrall to Europe and America's insatiable desire for tropical luxuries. From the...
In this provocative account of colonial America, William R. Polk explores the key events, individuals, and themes of this critical period. With vivid descriptions of the societies that people from Europe came from and with an emphasis on what they...
From the author of the Magellan biography, Over the Edge of the World, a mesmerizing new account of the great explorer. Christopher Columbus's 1492 voyage across the Atlantic Ocean in search of a trading route to China, and his unexpected landfall...
In rich detail Laurence Bergreen re-creates each of Columbus's four voyages as well as the historical background of his celebrated, controversial career. Written from the participants' vivid perspectives
The bestselling author of Blue Latitudes takes us on a thrilling and eye-opening voyage to pre-Mayflower America On a chance visit to Plymouth Rock, Tony Horwitz realizes he's mislaid more than a century of American history, from Columbus's sail...