Writings ... Descriptive of the Discovery and Occupation of the new World;

by Paul Leicester Ford, Christopher Columbus

This book is a collection of writings by Christopher Columbus and others that describe the European discovery and occupation of the New World. The book includes firsthand accounts of Columbus's travels as well as essays by other explorers and historians of the era. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

258 pages, Hardcover

First published September 27, 2015

About the author

Paul Leicester Ford was an American editor, novelist and biographer. He was the great-grandson (on his mother's side) of Noah Webster Jr. and the brother of historian Worthington C. Ford. He was murdered by his other brother, Malcolm Webster Ford, a famous amateur athlete in the United States.

Reviews

[Peter J. · Rating 3 out of 5]

I enjoyed this book. Though Columbus clearly had an avaricious streak later in life, it intensely frustrates me how many ignorant people echo the condemnation about him that they heard somewhere, without knowing how false it is. Columbus was clearly a decent fellow overall.