I Sailed with COLUMBUS Author:Susan Martin Taken from parts of the Preface: "The "TRUE" history of the days of Columbus' first voyage will never be known. Even if some clever scientist were to invent a time machine that would allow us to travel swiftly back across the centuries to stand next to Columbus on the deck of the Santa Maria, our experience could not be the same as his.... But a... more »lthough we may see Columbus poised on the crest of discovery, the view at the time was more of Columbus teetering on the brink of a disaster..." "It is on this sea of despair that our story opens."« less