Columbus, the great adventure
Subtitle: his life, his times, and his voyages
By: Paolo Emilio Taviani ; translated from the Italian by Luciano F. Farina and Marc A. Beckwith.
Edition: 1st American ed.
Publisher: Orion Books
Published: 1991
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 273
ISBN-13: 9780517584743
Subjects: Columbus, Christopher.; Explorers -- America -- Biography.; Explorers -- Spain -- Biography.; America -- Discovery and exploration -- Spanish.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 265-266) and index.
Translation of: La meravigliosa avventura di Cristoforo Colombo.
Table of contents: title: Genoa : the spell of the sea; title: Columbus's cultural roots; title: Chios : the spell of the Orient; title: Portugal; title: Iceland and the lost discovery of the Norsemen; title: Lisbon, marriage, and Porto Santo; title: Master of the Atlantic; title: Reaching East by sailing West : a new way of thinking; title: Scientific support : Toscanelli; title: The proposed plan refused by the king of Portugal; title: Spain : Father Marchena; title: The consolation of Beatriz de Arana; title: Desperation; title: All wishes granted; title: Gomera, womb of America; title: The first ocean crossing; title: San Salvador : the first encounter; title: "Asia"; title: Discoveries in the new lands; title: The peoples of the new lands; title: The myth of gold; title: Shipwreck; title: Discovery of the route home; title: Mockery and triumph; title: The second voyage; title: Tragedy; title: The gold mine; title: Exploration of Cuba and Jamaica and misfortunes at La Isabela; title: War and slavery; title: Humiliating return to Spain; title: The Treaty of Tordesillas, Ferrer, Vespucci, and preparation for the third voyage; title: "Another world"; title: A mysterious intuition; title: Coup d'etat at Santo Domingo; title: To complete the uncompleted : the fourth voyage; title: Ciriqui : the shattered dream; title: Veragua : gold and Coca; title: Santa Gloria; title: The last crossing and death; title: Columbus the man, protagonist in the Great Undertaking; title: For further reading