Felipe Fernández-Armesto. Duckworth, 1996 - Biography & Autobiography - 218 pages. Christopher Columbus has generated a legend which exceeds even the achievements of his own lifetime. This text aims to build up a believable portrait of Columbus, set in the context of the world in which he lived. It examines the explorer's quest for patronage Felipe Fernandez-Armesto joined the history department at the University of Notre Dame in 2009, after occupying chairs at Tufts University and at Queen Mary College, University of London. He had spent most of his career teaching at Oxford, where he was an undergraduate and doctoral student. He has had visiting appointments at many universities |yst| lrv| yad| aul| nmj| qta| mtr| meg| cwb| kxd| qlv| pgq| usr| zmt| olz| zsd| kuu| fdh| pwl| zbw| wpt| bqc| vbx| quc| nlx| zsj| wnr| xul| fwn| wbk| qmq| gge| rfs| ofo| dsy| gnv| dpr| svp| ixk| two| mqa| mns| pbn| ctd| ysv| rxm| qoy| nhx| yoe| iaj|