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Conquerors
Conquerors: How Portugal Forged the First Global Empire © 2015 Roger Crowley 364 pages Roger Crowley’s Conquerors is a history that starts with hope and ends in horror, at least of the slasher-film kind. Suffice it to say, if you … Continue reading
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Tagged Africa, age of discovery, Asia, history, India, naval, Portugal
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A History of Saint Augustine, Florida
A History of Saint Augustine, Florida© 1881 William Dewhurst196 pages St. Augustine is the oldest European city in North America, founded by the Spanish in 1565. Sitting at the mouth of the St. John river in northern Florida, it originally … Continue reading
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Tagged age of discovery, American South, Britain, Colonial America, Florida, history, Spain
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Our America
Our America: A Hispanic History of the United States© 2014 Felipe Fernández-Armesto416 pages Spain disappears from American history books following the Spanish-American war, in which the tired old empire was given a sound thrashing and retreated from the hemisphere, but Spanish … Continue reading
Posted in history, Reviews
Tagged age of discovery, America, American Southwest, Britain, Colonial America, Florida, history, Latino, Native America, New Mexico, Spain, survey
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The Spice Route
The Spice Route© 2005 John Keay308 pages Spock was right. Having a thing is often not as pleasant as wanting a thing. It is not logical, but it is often true. Such was the case with the spice trade, which so … Continue reading
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Tagged age of discovery, Asia, commerce, globalization, history, John Keay, Mediterranean, Middle East, Near East, Persia, Persia-Iran, Rome
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The New World
A History of the English-Speaking Peoples, Volume II: The New World© 1956 Winston Churchill400 pages Shortly before the eruption of the Second World War, Winston Churchill was busy at work authoring a history of the English and American people, of … Continue reading
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Tagged age of discovery, Britain, Colonial America, history, Medieval, survey, Winston Churchill
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1493
1493: Uncovering the New World that Columbus Created© 2011 Charles C. Mann690 pages Although Christopher Columbus’s reputation as an intrepid explorer doesn’t withstand historical scrutiny, Charles C. Mann believes Columbus has a legacy still worth honoring. No, he didn’t prove … Continue reading
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