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Amerigo

Author : Felipe Fernández-Armesto
Publisher : Random House
ISBN 13 : 030751255X
Total Pages : 274 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (75 download)

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Download or read book Amerigo written by Felipe Fernández-Armesto and published by Random House. This book was released on 2008-12-18 with total page 274 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1507, European cartographers were struggling to redraw their maps of the world and to name the newly found lands of the Western Hemisphere. The name they settled on: America, after Amerigo Vespucci, an obscure Florentine explorer. In Amerigo, the award-winning scholar Felipe Fernández-Armesto answers the question “What’s in a name?” by delivering a rousing flesh-and-blood narrative of the life and times of Amerigo Vespucci. Here we meet Amerigo as he really was: a sometime slaver and small-time jewel trader; a contemporary, confidant, and rival of Columbus; an amateur sorcerer who attained fame and honor by dint of a series of disastrous failures and equally grand self-reinventions. Filled with well-informed insights and amazing anecdotes, this magisterial and compulsively readable account sweeps readers from Medicean Florence to the Sevillian court of Ferdinand and Isabella, then across the Atlantic of Columbus to the brave New World where fortune favored the bold. Amerigo Vespucci emerges from these pages as an irresistible avatar for the age of exploration–and as a man of genuine achievement as a voyager and chronicler of discovery. A product of the Florentine Renaissance, Amerigo in many ways was like his native Florence at the turn of the sixteenth century: fast-paced, flashy, competitive, acquisitive, and violent. His ability to sell himself–evident now, 500 years later, as an entire hemisphere that he did not “discover” bears his name–was legendary. But as Fernández-Armesto ably demonstrates, there was indeed some fire to go with all the smoke: In addition to being a relentless salesman and possibly a ruthless appropriator of other people’s efforts, Amerigo was foremost a person of unique abilities, courage, and cunning. And now, in Amerigo, this mercurial and elusive figure finally has a biography to do full justice to both the man and his remarkable era. “A dazzling new biography . . . an elegant tale.” –Publishers Weekly (starred review) “An outstanding historian of Atlantic exploration, Fernández-Armesto delves into the oddities of cultural transmission that attached the name America to the continents discovered in the 1490s. Most know that it honors Amerigo Vespucci, whom the author introduces as an amazing Renaissance character independent of his name’s fame–and does Fernández-Armesto ever deliver.” –Booklist (starred review)

Amerigo Vespucci

Author : Frederick A. Ober
Publisher : DigiCat
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 171 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (596 download)

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Download or read book Amerigo Vespucci written by Frederick A. Ober and published by DigiCat. This book was released on 2022-09-04 with total page 171 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: DigiCat Publishing presents to you this special edition of "Amerigo Vespucci" by Frederick A. Ober. DigiCat Publishing considers every written word to be a legacy of humankind. Every DigiCat book has been carefully reproduced for republishing in a new modern format. The books are available in print, as well as ebooks. DigiCat hopes you will treat this work with the acknowledgment and passion it deserves as a classic of world literature.

Amerigo Vespucci Pilot Cb

Author : Frederick Julius Pohl
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1136227202
Total Pages : 291 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (362 download)

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Download or read book Amerigo Vespucci Pilot Cb written by Frederick Julius Pohl and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-10-28 with total page 291 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: First published in 1967. This volume looks at the voyages of Americo Vespucio, to use the Spanish form of the name Amerigo Vespucci, who sailed to the West under the Spanish flag in 1499 and again in 1501 when he sailed to gain geographical information for the King of Portugal who like the King of Spain had been confused by the contradictory reports of Columbus. Columbus to his death believed that he had landed in Asia and not the Americas. Americo discovered the Amazon and the Para Rivers and explored over 6000 miles of continuous shoreline between Venezuela, which he named and a harbour about fifty degrees south on the coast of Argentina. In 1502 he presented 'proof' of the existence of the 'New World'. Americo crossed the Atlantic Ocean and found out and reported what was really there, naming the continent America from the Latin version of his name.

Who in the World Was The Forgotten Explorer?: The Story of Amerigo Vespucci (Who in the World)

Author : Lorene Lambert
Publisher : Peace Hill Press
ISBN 13 : 1942968132
Total Pages : 67 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (429 download)

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Download or read book Who in the World Was The Forgotten Explorer?: The Story of Amerigo Vespucci (Who in the World) written by Lorene Lambert and published by Peace Hill Press. This book was released on 2015-06-29 with total page 67 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discover the intriguing story of Amerigo Vespucci in this junior-level biography from Peace Hill Press. When Columbus landed on the islands in the Caribbean Sea, he thought he was off the coast of China. A few years later, Amerigo Vespucci sailed west, hoping to find a new route to the East. Instead, he discovered new lands that nobody at home knew about. What did he see? Who did he tell? And why is America named after him? Outstanding illustrations from Jed Mickle complement the fabulous story, giving second-grade readers insight into the life of this discoverer. About the series: The classical curriculum introduces even the youngest student to the pleasures of true learning. Elementary students learn history not through predigested textbooks with multiple-choice answers, but through reading the stories of history. Unfortunately, biographies of great men and women of the past are almost all written for older students, limiting the ability of young students to explore history through reading. Libraries are crammed with biographies written for high school students and adults—while beginning readers are provided with a shelf full of junior-level books about football players, NASCAR drivers, and movie stars. Now, Peace Hill Press puts real history back into the grasp of the youngest historians with the Who in the World Biography Series. The first entries in the series provide young readers and their parents and teachers with biographies of great men and women of the Middle Ages. Designed to be used as part of The Story of the World curriculum, these biographies give beginning historians in grades 2–4 a chance to explore beyond the textbook. An audio version is also available separately.

The Life of Amerigo Vespucci

Author : Christopher Columbus
Publisher : Good Press
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 338 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (596 download)

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Download or read book The Life of Amerigo Vespucci written by Christopher Columbus and published by Good Press. This book was released on 2023-11-30 with total page 338 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This eBook edition of "The Life of Amerigo Vespucci" has been formatted to the highest digital standards and adjusted for readability on all devices. Amerigo Vespucci was an Italian explorer, navigator and cartographer who first demonstrated that Brazil and the West Indies did not represent Asia's eastern outskirts as initially conjectured from Columbus' voyages, but instead constituted an entirely separate landmass hitherto unknown to Europeans. Colloquially named the New World, this second super continent came to be known as "Americas", deriving its name from Americus, the Latin transcription of Vespucci's first name. Learn more about the man who gave his name to the new continent, read his personal letters, diaries and what his contemporaries wrote about him. Table of Contents: Biography of Amerigo Vespucci by Frederick A. Ober Life of Vespucci by Clements R. Markham Letter of Amerigo Vespucci to a "Magnificent Lord" Letter of Amerigo Vespucci to Lorenzo Pietro F. di Medici Evidence of Alonso de Hojeda respecting his Voyage of 1499 Account of the Voyage of Hojeda, 1499-1500, by Navarrete Letter of the Admiral Christopher Columbus to his Son Letter of Vianelo to the Seigneury of Venice Letter of Naturalization in Favour of Vespucci Appointment of Amerigo Vespucci as Chief Pilot Chapters from Las Casas, which discuss the Statements of Vespucci: Evidence respecting the Voyage of Pinzon and Solis Las Casas on the Voyage of Pinzon and Solis

AMERIGO VESPUCCI – Discover the Man Behind the Legend

Author : Christopher Columbus
Publisher : Good Press
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 338 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (596 download)

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Download or read book AMERIGO VESPUCCI – Discover the Man Behind the Legend written by Christopher Columbus and published by Good Press. This book was released on 2024-01-16 with total page 338 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Amerigo Vespucci was an Italian explorer, navigator and cartographer who first demonstrated that Brazil and the West Indies did not represent Asia's eastern outskirts as initially conjectured from Columbus' voyages, but instead constituted an entirely separate landmass hitherto unknown to Europeans. Colloquially named the New World, this second super continent came to be known as "Americas", deriving its name from Americus, the Latin transcription of Vespucci's first name. Learn more about the man who gave his name to the new continent, read his personal letters, diaries and what his contemporaries wrote about him. Table of Contents: Biography of Amerigo Vespucci by Frederick A. Ober Life of Vespucci by Clements R. Markham Letter of Amerigo Vespucci to a "Magnificent Lord" Letter of Amerigo Vespucci to Lorenzo Pietro F. di Medici Evidence of Alonso de Hojeda respecting his Voyage of 1499 Account of the Voyage of Hojeda, 1499-1500, by Navarrete Letter of the Admiral Christopher Columbus to his Son Letter of Vianelo to the Seigneury of Venice Letter of Naturalization in Favour of Vespucci Appointment of Amerigo Vespucci as Chief Pilot Chapters from Las Casas, which discuss the Statements of Vespucci: Evidence respecting the Voyage of Pinzon and Solis Las Casas on the Voyage of Pinzon and Solis

The Letters of Amerigo Vespucci and Other Documents Illustrating His Career

Author : Amerigo Vespucci
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 200 pages
Book Rating : 4.A/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Letters of Amerigo Vespucci and Other Documents Illustrating His Career written by Amerigo Vespucci and published by . This book was released on 1894 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Amerigo & the Naming of America

Author : Roscoe R. Miller
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 160 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book Amerigo & the Naming of America written by Roscoe R. Miller and published by . This book was released on 1968 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Godfather and Sicily

Author : Raymond Angelo Belliotti
Publisher : State University of New York Press
ISBN 13 : 1438484321
Total Pages : 259 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (384 download)

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Download or read book The Godfather and Sicily written by Raymond Angelo Belliotti and published by State University of New York Press. This book was released on 2021-07-01 with total page 259 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this interdisciplinary work, Raymond Angelo Belliotti presents an interpretation of The Godfather as, among other things, a commentary on the transformation of personal identity within the Sicilian and Italian immigrant experience. The book explores both the novel and the film sequence in terms of an existential conflict between two sets of values that offer competing visions of the world: on the one hand, a nineteenth-century Sicilian perspective grounded in honor and the accumulation of power within a culturally specific family order; and on the other, a twentieth-century American perspective that celebrates individualism and commercial success. Analyzing concepts such as honor, power, will to power, respect, atonement, repentance, forgiveness, and a meaningful life, Belliotti applies these analyses to the cultural understandings transported to America by nineteenth-century Italian immigrants, casting fresh light on Old World allegiances to l'ordine della famiglia (the family order), la via vecchia (the old way), and the patriarchal ideal of uomo di pazienza (the man of patience), as well as the Sicilian code of honor. The two sets of values—Old World Sicilian and twentieth-century American—coalesce uneasily in the same cultural setting, and their conflict is irresolvable.

Atlantic Educational Journal

Author :
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 406 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (96 download)

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Download or read book Atlantic Educational Journal written by and published by . This book was released on 1914 with total page 406 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Narrative and Critical History of America

Author : Justin Winsor
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 678 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Narrative and Critical History of America written by Justin Winsor and published by . This book was released on 1886 with total page 678 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Lesson Plans in Fourth Grade History

Author : M. Annie Grace
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 164 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (243 download)

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Download or read book Lesson Plans in Fourth Grade History written by M. Annie Grace and published by . This book was released on 1917 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Cambridge Handbook of American Literature

Author : Jack Salzman
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780521307031
Total Pages : 302 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (7 download)

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Download or read book The Cambridge Handbook of American Literature written by Jack Salzman and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 1986-08-29 with total page 302 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Cambridge Handbook of American Literature offers a compact and accessible guide to the major landmarks of American literature.

The Great Events by Famous Historians

Author : Charles Francis Horne
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 446 pages
Book Rating : 4.A/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Great Events by Famous Historians written by Charles Francis Horne and published by . This book was released on 1905 with total page 446 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Renaissance Comedy

Author : Donald Beecher
Publisher : University of Toronto Press
ISBN 13 : 0802097235
Total Pages : 946 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (2 download)

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Download or read book Renaissance Comedy written by Donald Beecher and published by University of Toronto Press. This book was released on 2008-01-01 with total page 946 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this second volume of Renaissance Comedy, Donald Beecher presents six more of the best-known plays of the period, each with its own introduction, reading notes, and annotations. Beecher's general introduction, though stand-alone, complements and extends the historical and critical essay prefacing the first volume. Together, the eleven plays in both volumes illuminate the range, variety, and development of the Italian comedy. The second volume of Renaissance Comedy raises fascinating questions about the uses of classical literature, the conventions of comedy, the politics of theatrical production, and the representation of contemporary social issues. Though it is clear that comedic plays exercised considerable influence over the development of European drama, these plays are above all remarkable for their sheer wit and invention, and their capacity to generate laughter and admiration in readers nearly half a millennium later.

Amerigo Vespucci

Author : Charles Lester Edwards
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781906421021
Total Pages : 164 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (21 download)

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Download or read book Amerigo Vespucci written by Charles Lester Edwards and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The biography of Amerigo Vespucci (1451-1512), the Italian explorer whose discoveries led to the continent of America being named after him. Amerigo Vespucci made four voyages during which he discovered a lot of the coastline and rivers of South, Central and North America. The first of Amerigo's voyages has been disputed since he first described it, because it meant that Amerigo Vespucci had reached the mainland of America before Christopher Columbus. So instead of the continent of America being named after Columbus, it came to be named America after Amerigo. Often out of resentment at the lessening of Columbus's achievements, allegations have persisted for centuries that Amerigo or somebody else has either fabricated much of what was described of his voyages, or has been mistaken in what was written. Amerigo saw peoples, plants and animals never seen before by Europeans. His crew found the bird song so melodious, and the trees so beautiful and sweet smelling, that they imagined themselves in a terrestrial paradise. His voyages brought him in to contact with thousands of naked natives, who met with Amerigo's crew with anything from a warm and curious welcome to vicious warfare. He described some of the natives as being lascivious beyond measure, especially the women, and that the men took as many wives as they pleased, often marrying their mothers or their sisters. Amerigo wrote that the natives had neither laws nor religion. Many of them were cannibals, some of whom smoked the meat of their victims before eating it. Even some of Amerigo's own men were killed by being pulled to pieces, before being eaten in view of the rest of the crew. Included are all of the first hand accounts of the four voyages, detailed in letters written by Amerigo Vespucci to his friend Pietro Soderini who was Gonfaloniere of the Republic of Florence, and to Lorenzo di Piero Francesco de Medici, who was an Italian banker and politician.

The Morals of History

Author : Tzvetan Todorov
Publisher : U of Minnesota Press
ISBN 13 : 9780816622979
Total Pages : 278 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (229 download)

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Download or read book The Morals of History written by Tzvetan Todorov and published by U of Minnesota Press. This book was released on 1995 with total page 278 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The celebrated theorist Tzvetan Todorov offers here a thought provoking study of the complex relationship between 'ethics' and 'history'. In exploring such issues as how one practices and assesses equality among different societies, Todorov confronts topics ranging from the conquest of America and nineteenth-century colonialism, to democracy and conflicts of the Self versus the Other.