Title: The discovery of America & other myths
Description: Did the arrival of Europeans five centuries ago bring the benefits of western civilization to a new World of barbarians or did it bring death, slavery, and terror to long-established cultures? This controversial anthology brings together historical texts and contemporary fiction and essays that re-explore the conquest of the Americas and reveal issues that are still burning in the literature and imagination of the hemisphere.
Subjects: First contact with Europeans, Indians, Influence, Discovery and exploration, Spanish, America, discovery and exploration
Places: America
People: Christopher Columbus