The Race to the New World
Christopher Columbus, John Cabot, and a Lost History of Discovery
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Product details:
- Publisher Palgrave Macmillan
- Date of Publication 29 September 2011
- ISBN 9780230110113
- Binding Hardback
- No. of pages288 pages
- Size 241x163x25 mm
- Weight 467 g
- Language English
- Illustrations 2 maps 0
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Short description:
Christopher Columbus and his lesser known rival, fellow Italian explorer for hire John Cabot, were both searching for a shortcut to the riches of the Indies, instead they found a New World they were not looking for. This revelatory look at how their lives intersected provides a fresh insight into a turning point in world history.
MoreLong description:
The final decade of the 15th century was a turning point in world history. The Genoese mariner Christopher Columbus sailed westward on the Atlantic Ocean in 1492, famously determined to discover for Spain a shorter and more direct route to the riches of the Indies. Meanwhile, a fellow Italian explorer for hire, John Cabot, set off on his own journey, under England's flag. Here, Douglas Hunter tells the fascinating tale of how, during this expedition, Columbus gained a rival. In the space of a few critical years, these two men engaged in a high-stakes race that threatened the precarious diplomatic balance of Europe - to exploit what they believed was a shortcut to staggering wealth. Instead, they found a New World that neither was looking for. Hunter provides a revelatory look at how the lives of Columbus and Cabot were interconnected, and that neither explorer can be understood properly without understanding both. Together, Cabot and Columbus provide a novel and important perspective on the first years of European experience of the New World.
Table of Contents:
The World of Christopher Columbus and John Cabot
Introduction
Race to the New World
Afterword
Bibliography
Notes on Selected Sources and Commentary
