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A groundbreaking biography of the man who gave his name to America, "Amerigo"is delivered by one of the worlds most exciting historians, who spins a grandnarrative full of character and story. Unabridged. 1 MP3 CD.
…wonderfully idiosyncratic and intelligent new biography of the explorer…Fernandez-Armesto's previous books about world history and explorationThe Americas, Civilizations and Pathfinders, among themare must reading in these globally minded times. But even a historian of Fernandez-Armesto's learning and reach might have chosen to ignore the fact that 2007 marks the 500th anniversary of the naming of America. Except for a few brief narratives and letters, the record is maddeningly slight when it comes to Vespucci. But Amerigo: The Man Who Gave His Name to America is much more than an occasional throwaway. Using the bare bones of what is known about Vespucci to expatiate on subjects as diverse as the brutal world of Renaissance Italy, the importance of trade winds to world history and the poetics of travel writing, Fernandez-Armesto has written a provocative primer on how navigators like Columbus and Vespucci set loose the cultural storm that eventually created the world we live in today.
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