The christopher columbus, john cabot, and a lost history of discovery Hunter, Douglas. creator text xxu S.l.] Palgrave Macmillan 2011 monographic eng

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288 p. ; 24 cm. The final decade of the fifteenth 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 how 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. Douglas Hunter. 970.015 0230110118 (hardcover) 9780230110113 (hardcover) http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0230110118/chopaconline-20 http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0230110118/chopaconline-20 0 131025 20170105102909.0 ASIN0230110118