Toward the setting sun : Columbus, Cabot, Vespucci, and the race for America / David Boyle.
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- ISBN: 9780802716514 :
- ISBN: 0802716512 :
- Physical Description: 421 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm
- Edition: 1st U.S. ed.
- Publisher: New York : Walker & Co., 2008.
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Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (pages [377]-406) and index. |
Citation/References Note: | Bklst 05/15/2008 LJ 06/01/2008 Kirkus 05/15/2008 |
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- Baker & Taylor
When Constantinople fell to the Ottomans in 1453, the long-established trade routes to the East became treacherous and expensive. Enterprising young men took to the sea in search of new lands, new routes, new markets, and of course the possibility of glory and vast fortunes. Historian Boyle reveals that the race was, in fact, as much about commerce and trade as it was about discovery and conquest. Contrary to popular belief, Cabot, Columbus, and Vespucci not only knew of each other, they were well acquainted. As each attempted to curry favor with various monarchs across Europe, they used news of the others' successes and failures to further their claims and to garner support from investors. The intrigue, espionage, and treachery that abounded in the courts of Europe provide a compelling backdrop for the intersection of dreams and business ventures that led the way to our modern world.--From publisher description. - Baker & Taylor
Documents the rivalries and alliances between Christopher Columbus, Amerigo Vespucci, and John Cabot, in a revisionist view of the race to discover the New World that explores the role of commerce in their collaborative and competitive relationships. - Baker & Taylor
Documents the lesser-known rivalries and alliances between Christopher Columbus, Amerigo Vespucci, and John Cabot, in a revisionist view of the race to discover the New World that offers additional insight into the pivotal role of commerce in their collaborative and competitive relationships. 30,000 first printing. - Blackwell North Amer
Offering an original vision of the race to discover America, David Boyle reveals that it was, in fact, as much about commerce and trade as it was about discovery and conquest.
The rivalry and friendship between three men in particular - Christopher Columbus, John Cabot, and Amerigo Vespucci - developed into an international competition to understand the shape of the world, all within one intense generation. Their legendary stories of risk and enterprise have been told separately, but Boyle stitches them together to tell the tale of the European discovery of America as it really was - one story of friendship, imagination, betrayal, and bitter disappointment.
Toward the Setting Sun illuminates the compelling intersection of dreams and business ventures that led the way to our modern world. - David Brown Book Co
The untold story of the rivalries and alliances between Christopher Columbus, Amerigo Vespucci, and John Cabot during the Age of Exploration. When Constantinople fell to the Ottoman Empire in 1453, the long-established trade routes to the East became treacherous and expensive, forcing merchants of all sorts to find new ways of obtaining and trading their goods. Enterprising young men took to the sea in search of new lands, new routes, new markets, and of course the possibility of glory and vast fortunes. Offering an original vision of the race to discover America, David Boyle reveals that the race was, in fact, as much about commerce and trade as it was about discovery and conquest. Contrary to popular belief, Cabot, Columbus, and Vespucci not only knew of each other, they were well acquaintedColumbus and Vespucci at various times worked closely together; Cabot and Columbus were born in Genoa about the same time and had common friends who were interested in Western trade possibilities. They collaborated, knew of each others ambitions, and followed each others progress. As each attempted to curry favor with various monarchs across Europe, they used news of the others successes and failures to further their claims and to garner support from investors. The intrigue, espionage, and treachery that abounded in the courts of Europe provide a compelling backdrop for the intersection of dreams and business ventures that led the way to our modern world. - David Brown Book Co
The untold story of the rivalries and alliances between Christopher Columbus, Amerigo Vespucci, and John Cabot during the Age of Exploration. - McMillan Palgrave
The untold story of the rivalries and alliances between Christopher Columbus, Amerigo Vespucci, and John Cabot during the Age of Exploration.
When Constantinople fell to the Ottoman Empire in 1453, the long-established trade routes to the East became treacherous and expensive, forcing merchants of all sorts to find new ways of obtaining and trading their goods. Enterprising young men took to the sea in search of new lands, new routes, new markets, and of course the possibility of glory and vast fortunes. Offering an original vision of the race to discover America, David Boyle reveals that the race was, in fact, as much about commerce and trade as it was about discovery and conquest.
Contrary to popular belief, Cabot, Columbus, and Vespucci not only knew of each other, they were well acquaintedâColumbus and Vespucci at various times worked closely together; Cabot and Columbus were born in Genoa about the same time and had common friends who were interested in Western trade possibilities. They collaborated, knew of each other's ambitions, and followed each other's progress. As each attempted to curry favor with various monarchs across Europe, they used news of the others' successes and failures to further their claims and to garner support from investors. The intrigue, espionage, and treachery that abounded in the courts of Europe provide a compelling backdrop for the intersection of dreams and business ventures that led the way to our modern world.