Richard Di Giacomo

The Critics of Columbus: The Character Assassination of a Great Explorer (eBook, ePUB)

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Some people think that anti-Columbus sentiment is a fairly recent phenomenon, but this book demonstrates that it has been going on for more than five hundred years. This book outlines the various forms of attack upon Columbus over the centuries, an ever-growing list of the Critics of Columbus. There has been a systematic attempt to assassinate the character of Columbus by a long line of people, not working in conjunction, but nonetheless building upon one another cumulatively over the years. It began with the contemporary enemies of Columbus who sought to steal his glory and his wealth and continued with later historians who sought to impugn his reputation in response to the hero worship that grew up around him in the 19th and 20th centuries.
Every aspect of Columbus' life has come under attack, from his origins, his study and preparations, his proposals for the great ventures of exploration, his claims of discovering America first, his conduct towards the Native Americans and the Spanish settlers, his endless quest to find gold, the nature and primacy of what he discovered, and his role in the history of slavery, genocide, and environmental destruction.
His legacy has been contested in a literal, legal sense in a lawsuit between his heirs and those who wanted to steal his fame and wealth. These appeared in the Pleitos Colombinos, or Columbian Lawsuits, which are examined in detail in this context for the first time in this book. It has also been contested in the literary and historical sense by a long succession of historians, who have sought to make a name for themselves by digging up more dirt on Columbus and further discrediting him.
All of the various attacks on Columbus over the centuries will be discussed in this work and thoughtful and well-researched rebuttals will be given to them, including to some of the most outrageous and unfair claims. The purpose of this book is not to defend Columbus, but to call for a more mature and balanced treatment of him by historians and the general public. This is not merely a Columbus apologist treatment. It is a plea that Columbus be understood in the context of his times and that his accomplishments be given equal weight with his faults.

---

Dieser Download kann aus rechtlichen Gründen nur mit Rechnungsadresse in A, B, CY, CZ, D, DK, EW, E, FIN, F, GR, H, IRL, I, LT, L, LR, M, NL, PL, P, R, S, SLO, SK ausgeliefert werden.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Richard Di Giacomo
• Erscheinungstermin: 21. Mai 2020
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780463402306
• Artikelnr.: 72785668

Autorenporträt

Richard Di Giacomo graduated from San Jose State University with a B.A. in Ancient and Medieval history, a B.A. in Social Science and an M.A. in American History. He has been a teacher for over 20 years and has taught in a variety of schools from private and continuation schools to public high schools. He has taught everything from at risk and limited English students to honors and college preparatory classes. The subjects he has taught include U.S. and World History, Government, Economics, Bible and Ethics, History of the Cold War, and Contemporary World History.
He has been a reviewer and contributor to textbooks, and a frequent presenter at social studies conferences on the use of simulations, videos, and computers in education. Rich's love for role-playing and strategy games led him to develop his role-playing simulations. He has also written books on renaissance explorers, California Indians, history movies, humor, and ELL instruction. Teachers enjoy his books because they are written by a teacher for other teachers. Students like the activities contained in them because they are interesting, challenging, fun, and very different from traditional instructional methods.