1492: The Year the Four Corners of the Earth Collided
1492: The Year the World Began is a look at one of the most fascinating years in world history, the year when many believe the modern world was born. Historian Felipe Fernandez-Armesto, author of Millennium, covers such iconic figures as Christopher Columbus and Alexander Borgia and explores...
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1492: The Year the World Began is a look at one of the most fascinating years in world history, the year when many believe the modern world was born. Historian Felipe Fernandez-Armesto, author of Millennium, covers such iconic figures as Christopher Columbus and Alexander Borgia and explores cultures as diverse as that of Spain, China, and Africa to tell the story of 1492, a momentous year whose lessons are still relevant today
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Format: ebook
ISBN:
9780061959097 (006195909X)
Publish date: November 3rd 2009
Publisher: HarperCollins
Pages no: 352
Edition language: English
Started and gave up. Just couldn't believe the overall premise. Plus, it was just overly dense. Meh.
I'm not really sure how "fair" my three star review of this book is. It's well written, but I don't think it's really want I wanted to read right now so a book that I really should have liked was more a chore than anything. Although I say every time I read a non fiction book I'll take notes on th...
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