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The Quest of Columbus - Being the History Written by Ferdinand Columbus
The Quest of Columbus Being the History Written by Ferdinand Columbus Author:Edited and adapted by Robert Meredith and E. Brooks Smith When Columbus sailed into the western night, ?with torches flaring as a signal to keep his little fleet together,? he lighted up the half of the world which had been in darkness. His momentous voyage fired the hopes of the explorers of the Old World who longed to reach the legendary lands beyond the sea. J — This compelling account of the major... more » event in American history is drawn directly from original source material written by the son of Columbus. The relentless determined spirit of the Admiral of the Ocean Sea comes to life in his own words and in the eyes of his son and fellow-explorer. Readers will relive the harrowing days of the westward voyage, the agonizing, seemingly futile wait to sight land, and the encounters with the natives of the Indies« less