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The Life of Columbus

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(5 Sterne; 1 Bewertungen)

A factual account of the life of Christopher Columbus, from his early years, through discoveries in the New World, to his death in 1506. - Summary by Krista Zaleski (6 hr 2 min)

Chapters

Preface

9:49

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CHAPTER I. Early Discoveries in the Fifteenth Century, PART I

30:34

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CHAPTER I. Early Discoveries in the Fifteenth Century, PART II

29:59

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CHAPTER II. Early Years of Columbus

19:03

Read by Ciufi Galeazzi

CHAPTER III. Columbus in Spain

28:12

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CHAPTER IV. First Voyage

40:00

Read by Meliora Dockery

CHAPTER V. Homeward bound

23:57

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CHAPTER VI. Second Voyage of Discovery

17:16

Read by Meliora Dockery

CHAPTER VII. Illness; Further Discoveries; Plots against Columbus

27:37

Read by Maria Angela R. Aragon

CHAPTER VIII. Criminals sent to the Indies; Repartimientos; Insurrection

13:08

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CHAPTER IX. Columbus's Third Voyage

18:47

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CHAPTER X. Arrival at Hispaniola; Bad Treatment by Bobadlilla

19:01

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CHAPTER XI. Columbus pleads his Cause at Court; New Enterprise; Ovando, PART I

19:50

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CHAPTER XI. Columbus pleads his Cause at Court; New Enterprise; Ovando, PART II

27:11

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CHAPTER XII. Remarkable Despatch; Mutiny; Eclipse predicted, and its influence;…

25:11

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CHAPTER XIII. Falling Fortunes: Conclusion

13:15

Read by Kerry Adams

Bewertungen

a concise and illuminative bio

(5 Sterne)

I was searching for a bio on Columbus that gave scope to the man beyond our modern biases and found one in Sir Arthur Help's compilation. Thanks for the readers who made it available!