1492: Discovery, Invasion, Encounter: Sources and Interpretations

by Marvin Lunenfeld

Both European and Native American viewpoints appear throughout this volume. An introductory essay, "The World in 1492," places the subject in a global context; "Discovery" deals with the background to Columbus's epic first voyage and narrates the journey itself; "Invasion" examines the immediate consequences of Columbus's voyage for the invaders and the invaded; and "Encounter" considers the idea of Old and New Worlds and the reaction of each hemisphere's...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 066921115X
• ISBN13: 9780669211153
• Release Date: January 1990
• Publisher: D. C. Heath and Co.
• Length: 355 Pages
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.5" x 9.2"