The Life of Columbus


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A factual account of the life of Christopher Columbus, from his early years, through discoveries in the New World, to his death in 1506. - Summary by Krista Zaleski (6 hr 2 min)

Kapitel

Preface 9:49 Gelesen von jenno
CHAPTER I. Early Discoveries in the Fifteenth Century, PART I 30:34 Gelesen von jenno
CHAPTER I. Early Discoveries in the Fifteenth Century, PART II 29:59 Gelesen von jenno
CHAPTER II. Early Years of Columbus 19:03 Gelesen von Ciufi Galeazzi
CHAPTER III. Columbus in Spain 28:12 Gelesen von Rosemary McDonald (1938-2025)
CHAPTER IV. First Voyage 40:00 Gelesen von Meliora Dockery
CHAPTER V. Homeward bound 23:57 Gelesen von jenno
CHAPTER VI. Second Voyage of Discovery 17:16 Gelesen von Meliora Dockery
CHAPTER VII. Illness; Further Discoveries; Plots against Columbus 27:37 Gelesen von Maria Angela R. Aragon
CHAPTER VIII. Criminals sent to the Indies; Repartimientos; Insurrection 13:08 Gelesen von DH2003
CHAPTER IX. Columbus's Third Voyage 18:47 Gelesen von DH2003
CHAPTER X. Arrival at Hispaniola; Bad Treatment by Bobadlilla 19:01 Gelesen von jenno
CHAPTER XI. Columbus pleads his Cause at Court; New Enterprise; Ovando, PART I 19:50 Gelesen von Rosemary McDonald (1938-2025)
CHAPTER XI. Columbus pleads his Cause at Court; New Enterprise; Ovando, PART II 27:11 Gelesen von Rosemary McDonald (1938-2025)
CHAPTER XII. Remarkable Despatch; Mutiny; Eclipse predicted, and its influence;… 25:11 Gelesen von Rosemary McDonald (1938-2025)
CHAPTER XIII. Falling Fortunes: Conclusion 13:15 Gelesen von Kerry Adams

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a concise and illuminative bio


(5 Sterne)

I was searching for a bio on Columbus that gave scope to the man beyond our modern biases and found one in Sir Arthur Help's compilation. Thanks for the readers who made it available!