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Author: Margarita Zamora
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Binding: Hardcover
ISBN: 0520080521

Reading Columbus (Latin American Literature and Culture)

Christopher Columbus authored over a hundred documents, many of them letters giving testimony on the Discovery to Isabela and Ferdinand. Get Reading Columbus literature books for free.
In this first book in English to focus specifically on these writings, Margarita Zamora offers an original analysis of their textual problems and ideological implications. Her comprehensive study takes into account the newly discovered "Libro Copiador," which includes previously unknown letters from Columbus to the Crown.
Zamora examines those aspects of the texts that have caused the most anxiety and disagreement among scholars--questions concerning Columbus's destination, the authenticity and authority of the texts attributed to him, Las Casas's editorial role, and Columbus's views on the Indians. In d Check Reading Columbus our best literature books for 2013. All books are available in pdf format and downloadable from rapidshare, 4shared, and mediafire.