America discovers Columbus
Subtitle: how an Italian explorer became an American hero
By: Claudia L. Bushman.
Publisher: University Press of New England
Published: 1992
Place of publication: Hanover, NH
Language: eng
Number of pages: 217
Subjects: Columbus, Christopher -- Influence.; Columbus, Christopher -- Anniversaries, etc.
Description: "A lively look at how each generation of Americans has reinvented Columbus in its own image and for its own purposes. Was Christopher Columbus a hero or a villain, discoverer or destroyer? ... By focusing on popular representation of the explorer and his story through the years, rather than the actual man or deeds, Bushman chronicles the invention of Columbian tradition. In doing so, she provides a historical and cultural context for the quincentennial debate over Columbus's legacy, demonstrating that the current questioning is only the latest in a long tradition of revising the explorer's reputation."--From publisher.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.