num_pages: 12
description: Why was Christopher Columbus's voyage to the Americas in 1492 arguably the most important event in the history of the world? Professor Marshall C. Eakin of Vanderbilt University argues that it gave birth to the distinct identity of the Americas today by creating a collision between three distinct peoples and cultures: European African and Native American. (24 lectures 30 minutes/lecture)
language: English
title: Conquest of the Americas
publisher: The Teaching Company