Christopher Columbus
Author: Kay Brigham
Publisher: Kugler Publications
Published: 1990
Total Pages: 188
ISBN-13: 9788476454084
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DK Discoveries: Christopher Columbus
Author: Peter Chrisp
Publisher: Penguin
Published: 2006-04-17
Total Pages: 50
ISBN-13: 0756686164
DOWNLOAD EBOOKGet a behind-the-scenes look at some of history's most famous and infamous figures in these classic DK guides. Vivid storytelling bringsthe past to life while stunning photographs, annotated illustrations, and exploded views help you piece together the story. Features fact boxes, panoramic gatefolds, and eyewitness accounts Sidebars provide important background and context
Christopher Columbus
Author: Peter Chrisp
Publisher: DK Publishing (Dorling Kindersley)
Published: 2006-04
Total Pages: 47
ISBN-13: 9780756619657
DOWNLOAD EBOOKLooks at the expeditons of Christopher Columbus, describing the routes he took and the places, people, foods, and animals he discovered.
Discovering Christopher Columbus
Author: Kathy Pelta
Publisher: Twenty-First Century Books
Published: 1991-01-01
Total Pages: 124
ISBN-13: 9780822548997
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA biography of Christopher Columbus with emphasis on how historians have worked and are still working to find out the truth about his life and discoveries.
The Book of Prophecies
Author: Christopher Columbus
Publisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers
Published: 2004-04-09
Total Pages: 435
ISBN-13: 1592446485
DOWNLOAD EBOOKChristopher Columbus returned to Europe in the final days of 1500, ending his third voyage to the Indies not in triumph but in chains. Seeking to justify his actions and protect his rights, he began to compile biblical texts and excerpts from patristic writings and medieval theology in a manuscript known as the Book of Prophecies. This unprecedented collection was designed to support his vision of the discovery of the Indies as an important event in the process of human salvation - a first step toward the liberation of Jerusalem and the Holy Land from Muslim domination. This work is part of a twelve-volume series produced by U.C.L.A.'s Center for Medieval and Renaissance Studies which involved the collaboration of some forty scholars over the course of fourteen years. In this volume of the series, Roberto Rusconi has written a complete historical introduction to the Book of Prophecies, describing the manuscript's history and analyzing its principal themes. His edition of the documents, the only modern one, includes a complete critical apparatus and detailed commentary, while the facing-page English translations allow Columbus's work to be appreciated by the general public and scholars alike.
The Four Voyages of Christopher Columbus
Author: Christopher Columbus
Publisher: Penguin UK
Published: 2004-02-05
Total Pages: 458
ISBN-13: 0141920424
DOWNLOAD EBOOKNo gamble in history has been more momentous than the landfall of Columbus's ship the Santa Maria in the Americas in 1492 - an event that paved the way for the conquest of a 'New World'. The accounts collected here provide a vivid narrative of his voyages throughout the Caribbean and finally to the mainland of Central America, although he still believed he had reached Asia. Columbus himself is revealed as a fascinating and contradictory figure, fluctuating from awed enthusiasm to paranoia and eccentric geographical speculation. Prey to petty quarrels with his officers, his pious desire to bring Christian civilization to 'savages' matched by his rapacity for gold, Columbus was nonetheless an explorer and seaman of staggering vision and achievement.
Christopher Columbus: His Life and Discoveries
Author: Mario Di Giovanni
Publisher: Barbera Foundation
Published:
Total Pages: 567
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOKDiscovering a new continent, he changed the map of the earth and the course of civilization… Few men in history have changed the world as Christopher Columbus did when he sailed into the perilous and vast Atlantic Ocean. While seeking the island of Cipango and the mainland of Cathay, Columbus discovered so much more, changing the course of American history. Through extraordinary persistence and courage, Columbus discovered a new world, a continent that would ultimately change the lives of many. Despite the renowned link to his name, Columbus remains an elusive and mysterious man. Dr. Mario di Giovanni, with passionate and clear words, reveals the story of Christopher Columbus. Following his Admiral on four voyages across the Ocean Sea, di Giovanni marks the events that the recount the exploits and legacy of the best sailor in the world.
The Worlds of Christopher Columbus
Author: William D. Phillips
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 1992
Total Pages: 342
ISBN-13: 9780521446525
DOWNLOAD EBOOKWhen Columbus was born in the mid-fifteenth century, Europe was largely isolated from the rest of the Old World - Africa and Asia - and ignorant of the existence of the world of the Western Hemisphere. The voyages of Christopher Columbus opened a period of European exploration and empire building that breached the boundaries of those isolated worlds and changed the course of human history. This book describes the life and times of Christopher Columbus on the 500th aniversary of his first voyage across the Atlantic Ocean in 1492. Since ancient times, Europeans had dreamed of discovering new routes to the untold riches of Asia and the Far East, what set Columbus apart from these explorers was his single-minded dedication to finding official support to make that dream a reality. More than a simple description of the man, this new book places Columbus in a very broad context of European and world history. Columbus's story is not just the story of one man's rise and fall. Seen in its broader context, his life becomes a prism reflecting the broad range of human experience for the past five hundred years. Respected historians of medieval Spain and early America, the authors examine Columbus's quest for funds, first in Portugal and then in Spain, where he finally won royal backing for his scheme. Through his successful voyage in 1492 and three subsequent journeys to the new world Columbus reached the pinnacle of fame and wealth, and yet he eventually lost royal support through his own failings. William and Carla Rahn Phillips discuss the reasons for this fall and describe the empire created by the Spaniards in the lands across the ocean, even though neither they, nor anyone else in Europe, know precisely where or what those lands were. In examining the birth of a new world, this book reveals much about the times that produced these intrepid explorers.
Admiral of the Ocean Sea
Author: Samuel Eliot Morison
Publisher: Morison Press
Published: 2008-11
Total Pages: 680
ISBN-13: 1443727350
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1917 edition. Excerpt: ... (6) Columns for Discount on Purchases and Discount on Notes on the same side of the Cash Book; (c) Columns for Discount on Sales and Cash Sales on the debit side of the Cash Book; (d) Departmental columns in the Sales Book and in the Purchase Book. Controlling Accounts.--The addition of special columns in books of original entry makes possible the keeping of Controlling Accounts. The most common examples of such accounts are Accounts Receivable account and Accounts Payable account. These summary accounts, respectively, displace individual customers' and creditors' accounts in the Ledger. The customers' accounts are then segregated in another book called the Sales Ledger or Customers' Ledger, while the creditors' accounts are kept in the Purchase or Creditors' Ledger. The original Ledger, now much reduced in size, is called the General Ledger. The Trial Balance now refers to the accounts in the General Ledger. It is evident that the task of taking a Trial Balance is greatly simplified because so many fewer accounts are involved. A Schedule of Accounts Receivable is then prepared, consisting of the balances found in the Sales Ledger, and its total must agree with the balance of the Accounts Receivable account shown in the Trial Balance. A similar Schedule of Accounts Payable, made up of all the balances in the Purchase Ledger, is prepared, and it must agree with the balance of the Accounts Payable account of the General Ledger." The Balance Sheet.--In the more elementary part of the text, the student learned how to prepare a Statement of Assets and Liabilities for the purpose of disclosing the net capital of an enterprise. In the present chapter he was shown how to prepare a similar statement, the Balance Sheet. For all practical...
The Nautical Puzzle Book
Author: The National Maritime Museum
Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton
Published: 2020-10-29
Total Pages: 317
ISBN-13: 1529322820
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