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The Enemies of Christopher Columbus - Softcover

Bowden, Thomas A

 
9781889439365: The Enemies of Christopher Columbus
Softcover
ISBN 10: 1889439363 ISBN 13: 9781889439365
Publisher: Paper Tiger (NJ), 2007

Synopsis

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."

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Synopsis

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."

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Publisher
Paper Tiger (NJ)
Publication date
2007
Language
English
ISBN 10 
1889439363
ISBN 13 
9781889439365
Binding
Paperback
Number of pages
148