Posted on 05/27/2023 8:25:56 AM PDT by ProgressingAmerica
A factual account of the life of Christopher Columbus, from his early years, through discoveries in the New World, to his death in 1506.
He’s an old dead racist white man! Tear down his statues! Build statues to George Floyd! C’mon man! /s
The post refers to an audio version of The Life of Columbus, by Arthur Helps.
Electronic version:
https://www.gutenberg.org/files/15336/15336-pdf.pdf
And now it’s time for a Columbus joke.
A tourist is walking through Havana when he is approached by a somewhat shady street vendor. “Psst,” the vendor whispers, “I can sell you the skull of Christopher Columbus!”
“I thought Columbus was buried in Spain,” the tourist responded.
“Yes,” says the vendor. “This is his skull as a child.”
I’ll be looking for a hardcopy or physical book on this. You have me wanting to know more about Columbus, the man. I tend to lack the patience for audio books.
Extremadura connection
Why do we have statues of a man who never was American.
Thanks for the suggestion.
Thanks for that link.
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