Columbus : His Enterprise
by
Hans Koning
Book Details
Format
Paperback / Softback
ISBN-10
0906156602
ISBN-13
9780906156605
Publisher
Latin America Bureau
Imprint
Latin America Bureau
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Jan 1st, 1991
Print length
144 Pages
Weight
270 grams
Dimensions
21.00 x 14.00 x 1.10 cms
Product Classification:
Biography: generalGeographical discovery & exploration
Ksh 3,350.00
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Exploding the myth of the Great Navigator, the author reveals how Colombus accidentally found a continent and systematically pillaged its resources. This controversial book depicts a Columbus not only obsessed by gold but willing to endorse murder for it.
In "Columbus: His Enterprise", Hans Koning describes the personality and motivation of a man who changed the course of hisotry. Exploding the myth of the Great Navigator, the author reveals how Colombus accidentally found a continent and systematically pillaged its resources. This controversial book depicts a Columbus not only obsessed by gold but willing to endorse murder for it. 1992 marks the 500th anniversary of Columbus'' arrival in the New World. To the indigenous peoples of Latin America the event is no cause for rejoicing. In an afterwood to "Columbus: His Enterprise", Domitila Chungara, the renowned Bolivian activist, laments "The invasion of our lands, the theft of our riches...the most horrific thing that they could ever do to our people".
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