The Catalogue of Shipwrecked Books: Christopher Columbus, His Son, and the Quest to Build the World's Greatest Library
This impeccably researched and adventure-packed (The Washington Post) account of the obsessive quest by Christopher Columbus's son to create the greatest library in the world is the stuff of Hollywood blockbusters (NPR) and offers a vivid picture of Europe on the verge of becoming modern. At the peak of the Age of Exploration, Hernando Colón sailed with his father Christopher Columbus on his final voyage to the New World, a journey that ended in disaster, bloody mutiny, and shipwreck. After Columbus's death in 1506, eighteen-year-old Hernando sought to continue—and surpass—his father's campaign to explore the boundaries of the known world by…
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- ISBN: 978-1-982111-40-3
- EAN: 9781982111403
- Produktnummer: 32972013
- Verlag: Scribner Books Co
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2020
- Seitenangabe: 416 S.
- Masse: H21.1 cm x B13.7 cm x D3.0 cm 340 g
- Gewicht: 340
Über den Autor
Edward Wilson-Lee is a Fellow in English at Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge, where he teaches medieval and Renaissance literature. His research focuses on books, libraries, and travel, which during this project has involved journeys to and through Spain, Italy, India, and the Caribbean. He is the author of Shakespeare in Swahililand and The Catalogue of Shipwrecked Books.
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