The Nine Lives of Christopher Columbus

Name: The Nine Lives of Christopher Columbus
Brand: W. W. Norton & Company
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By Matthew Restall

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Christopher Columbus, the Genoese navigator once considered a hero, is now blamed for bringing plunder and genocide to the Americas. In The Nine Lives of Christopher Columbus, Matthew Restall takes us beyond polemic, sifting through the evidence across nations, languages and five centuries to explore the central questions of Columbiana. He demonstrates that we know a great deal about Columbus's life and that Columbus was not as remarkable as many have assumed-or as he himself believed. But his afterlives are another story: Restall narrates the international contest over Columbus's bones and the dozens of claims on his birthplace, examines how he became a hero and more. The result is a kaleidoscopic account of a single man that becomes a new history of the modern world.

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Edition:: 1
Number of Pages:: 368
Release Date:: 2025-10-07
Publication Date:: 2025-10-07
Publisher:: W. W. Norton & Company
Languages:: Original: English
ISBN10:: 1324086939
ISBN13:: 9781324086932
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:: [email protected]
Weight:: 622 g
Height:: 154 cm
Width:: 231 cm
Thickness:: 32 cm

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