The Enemies of Christopher Columbus

In recent years, the enemies of Christopher Columbus have succeeded in damaging, if not demolishing, his historical reputation. Today, Columbus is seen not as a hero but as an inept sailor turned brutal conqueror, and his voyage is taught as the opening assault in a genocidal campaign by cruel imperialists bent on exterminating the peaceful natives who inhabited an idyllic wilderness in harmony with the environment. In this highly controversial book, Thomas Bowden challenges all of these assumptions. As he says in his introductory comments, "The real victim of the incessant attacks on Christopher Columbus is Western civilization itself."

Author: Thomas A. Bowden
Publisher: Paper Tiger (NJ)
Published: 03/01/2007
Pages: 148
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.50lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.34d
ISBN13: 9781889439365
ISBN10: 1889439363
BISAC Categories:
- History | Historiography
- History | North American
- History | Expeditions & Discoveries