The Life of Christopher Columbus – Discover The True Story of the Great Voyage & All the Adventures of the Infamous Explorer
By Christopher Columbus, Edward Everett Hale
Length5h 59m
About this audiobook
To these days, the best authorities agree that the children and the grown people of the world have never been mistaken when they have said: "America was discovered in 1492 by Christopher Columbus, a native of Genoa". But what do we really know about the man behind this name, the life behind the myth? Discover the man that experienced incredible adventures, the man with ferocious drive, but still a man of flesh and blood whose life story, spirit and destiny will move you in a way you didn't expect.
Contents:
Early Life of Columbus:
Birth and Birth Place
Early Education
Experience at Sea
Marriage and Residence in Lisbon
Plans for the Discovery of a Westward Passage to the Indies
Columbus Leaves Lisbon, and Visits Genoa
Visits Great Spanish Dukes
Six Years at the Court of Ferdinand and Isabella
The Council of Salamanca
Petition at Last Granted—squadron
The Great Voyage:
The Squadron Sails
Refits at Canary Islands
Hopes and Fears of the Voyage
The Doubts of the Crew
Land Discovered
The Landing on the Twelfth of October
The Natives and Their Neighbors
Search for Gold
Cuba Discovered
Columbus Coasts Along Its Shores
Landing on Cuba
The Cigar and Tobacco
Cipango and the Great Khan
Cuba to Haiti
Shores and Harbors
Discovery of Haiti or Hispaniola
Hospitality and Intelligence of the Natives
A Shipwreck
Colony to Be Founded
Columbus Sails East and Meets Martin Pinzon
The Two Vessels Return to Europe
The Azores and Portugal
Columbus Is Called to Meet the King and Queen
His Magnificent Reception
Negotiations With the Pope and With the King of Portugal
The Second Expedition Sails From Cadiz
Touches at Canary Islands
Discovery of Dominica and Guadeloupe
Skirmishes With the Caribs
Porto Rico Discovered
Hispaniola
The Fate of the Colony at La Navidad
The New Colony Guacanagari
Mutiny in the Colony
Collection of Gold
Fortress of St. Thomas
A New Voyage of Discovery
Jamaica Visited
The South Shore of Cuba Explored
Letter to the King and Queen
Discovery of Trinidad ...
Audiobook details
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GenreHistory, Biography and Memoir
Length5 hrs 59 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateMay 2, 2017
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1The Life of Christopher Columbus – Discover The True Story of the Great Voyage & All the Adventures of the Infamous Explorer
2PREFACE
3CHAPTER I — EARLY LIFE OF COLUMBUS
4CHAPTER II — HIS PLANS FOR DISCOVERY
5CHAPTER III — THE GREAT VOYAGE
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6CHAPTER IV — THE LANDING ON THE TWELFTH OF OCTOBER
7CHAPTER V — LANDING ON CUBA
8CHAPTER VI — DISCOVERY OF HAYTI OR HISPANIOLA
9CHAPTER VII — COLUMBUS IS CALLED TO MEET THE KING AND QUEEN
10CHAPTER VIII — THE SECOND EXPEDITION SAILS
11CHAPTER IX — THE NEW COLONY
12CHAPTER X — THE THIRD VOYAGE
13CHAPTER XI — SPAIN, 1500, 1501
14CHAPTER XII — FOURTH VOYAGE
15CHAPTER XIII — TWO SAD YEARS
16APPENDIX A
17SUMMARY
18APPENDIX B
19APPENDIX C
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