Untamed Lands: Columbus

The name of Christopher Columbus has forever entered the history of great navigators and geographical discoveries: he was the first to chart a course across the Atlantic to the American shores due to his perseverance and determination. A national holiday is dedicated to him, numerous films have been made about him, and countries, cities, craters, and asteroids are named in his honor. However, his personality remains a mystery. Debunking myths and legends, British historian Felipe Fernandez-Armesto created the most comprehensive biography of Columbus to date — a self-taught man desperately trying to win favor at court, an adventurer, a dreamer. This book, written with the precision of a documentary chronicle, is read as engagingly as a captivating adventure novel. “Columbus was an uneducated man, aware of his ignorance, but challenging the conventional wisdom of his time. Admiration for old texts did not prevent him from experiencing delight every time he managed to correct them based on experience. This makes him one of the last lights of medieval cosmography and one of the first beacons of the Scientific Revolution…” (Felipe Fernandez-Armesto) The book is being released in Russian in two series titled “Columbus: Untamed Lands” (the “Persona” series) and “Untamed Lands: Columbus” (the “Historical Interest” series).