The Last Voyage of Columbus

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name = The Last Voyage of Columbus


image_caption = Book cover, paperback edition.
author = Martin Dugard
language = English
genre = Biography
publisher = Little, Brown & Company
pub_date = June 01, 2005
media_type = Novel
pages = 304
isbn = ISBN 0759513767
oclc =
preceded_by =
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"The Last Voyage of Columbus: Being the Epic Tale of the Great Captain's Fourth Expedition, Including Accounts of Swordfight, Mutiny, Shipwreck, Gold, War, Hurricane and Discovery" (also referred to as "The Last Voyage of Columbus",) is a non-fiction book, authored by Martin Dugard and published in 2005 by Little, Brown and Company.cite web|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=lPQwAAAACAAJ&dq=The+Last+Voyage+of+Columbus|title=he Last Voyage of Columbus: Being the Epic Tale of the Great Captain's Fourth Expedition, Including Accounts of Swordfight, Mutiny, Shipwreck, Gold, War, Hurricane and Discovery|publisher=Google Book Search|accessdate=2008-01-28] The plot is a life-long account of explorer Christopher Columbus and his founding of what is now often referred to as the New World. The book received positive reviews by critics.

Plot

The books topic focuses on Christopher Columbus, who was one of the first European founders of the Americas. The book tells the story of his life, as well as the problems he faced with his journeys. Columbus had seduced some of the most powerful woman in Europe to pay the expenses of his trip.cite web|url=http://www.hachettebookgroupusa.com/books/12/0316828831/chapter_excerpt20559.html|title=The Last Voyage of Columbus. THE VOYAGE THE WHOLE WORLD REMEMBERS|publisher="Hachette Book Group USA"|accessdate=2008-01-28] The book follows Columbus' departure from Spain prior to his first voyage before sunrise on August 03, 1492. After three days of sailing on the "Pinta", the rudder became loose, unable to cope with the strength of the seas, Columbus and his fleet stayed for a month on the Canary Islands. After repairing the ship, the fleet resumed sailing, despite pleas from fellow crew members for Columbus to turn back, which he ignored. On October 11, 1492, after seeing a distant light, it was later confirmed this was the area which would soon be marked as the New World, claiming the land to for the Spanish sovereigns, as well as claiming numerous other islands for Spain. In reward for this, Columbus was given ten thousand Spanish maravedis (the equivalent to 12 pence nowadays) and 1/10 of all Royal profits.