America Discovers Columbus: How an Italian Explorer Became an American Hero
- ISBN-10
- 0874515769
- ISBN-13
- 9780874515763
- Category
- History / North America
- Pages
- 217
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1992
- Publisher
- University Press of New England
- Author
- Claudia L. Bushman
Description
"A lively look at how each generation of Americans has reinvented Columbus in its own image and for its own purposes. Was Christopher Columbus a hero or a villain, discoverer or destroyer? ... By focusing on popular representation of the explorer and his story through the years, rather than the actual man or deeds, Bushman chronicles the invention of Columbian tradition. In doing so, she provides a historical and cultural context for the quincentennial debate over Columbus's legacy, demonstrating that the current questioning is only the latest in a long tradition of revising the explorer's reputation."--From publisher.
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