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First Voyage to America: From the Log of the "Santa Maria"
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First Voyage to America: From the Log of the "Santa Maria"
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First Voyage to America: From the Log of the "Santa Maria"

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Dramatic, revealing entries — including Columbus' own words — document epochal voyage, heavy seas, discouraged crew, first sighting of land, appearance of island natives, more. Translated into English, reset in large type. 44 illustrations, including a number from rare sources. Fascinating historical document. Publisher's note.
LanguageEnglish
Release dateAug 3, 2012
ISBN9780486122465
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  • Rating: 3 out of 5 stars
    3/5
    Very brief, easy to read, great for young readers or the classroom. The pictures are well done and a good conversation point, along with the maps and woodcuts.
  • Rating: 3 out of 5 stars
    3/5
    This translation is mainly directed at sailors who would like to follow Columbus's course, and its coverage of the debates over Columbus's first landfall and the course of his first voyage is thorough and interesting. The text of the log, however, is unreliable and tampers with the Spanish sources, although at least the most blatant instances of tampering are usually mentioned in a footnote. The style is perhaps too casual, and the approach to Columbus himself is unabashedly hero-worshiping. I'm finding the appendices to be the best parts of the book. One contains an abridged reprint of Gustavus V. Fox's case for Samana Cay as Columbus's "San Salvador." Robert H. Fuson is an academic geographer with a military background.
  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
    Se leyó fácilmente con unos bonitos dibujos y te haces una pequeña idea de cómo fue el viaje
  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
    I liked all the pictures.there really cool!
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