{"product_id":"the-four-voyages-isbn-9780140442175","title":"The Four Voyages","description":"\u003cb\u003e'The Admiral was quite certain that they were near land ... He promised to give a silk doublet to the first sailor who should report it'\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNo gamble in history has been more momentous than the landfall of Columbus's ship the Santa Maria in the Americas in 1492 - an event that paved the way for the conquest of a 'New World'. The accounts collected here provide a vivid narrative of his voyages throughout the Caribbean and finally to the mainland of Central America, although he still believed he had reached Asia. Columbus himself is revealed as a fascinating and contradictory figure, fluctuating from awed enthusiasm to paranoia and eccentric geographical speculation. Prey to petty quarrels with his officers, his pious desire to bring Christian civilization to 'savages' matched by his rapacity for gold, Columbus was nonetheless an explorer and seaman of staggering vision and achievement.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFor more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.\u003ci\u003eIntroduction\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFIRST VOYAGE: 1492–3\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGeneral and Natural History of the Indies by Captain Gonzalo Fernandez de Oviedo, Bk. II, Chaps. 2–4\u003cbr\u003eDigest of Columbus's Log-Book on his First Voyage Made by Bartolome de las Casas\u003cbr\u003eThe Life of the Admiral by his Son, Hernando Colon, Chaps. 27–42\u003cbr\u003eLetter of Columbus to Various Persons Describing the Results of His First Voyage and Written on the Return Journey\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSECOND VOYAGE: 1493–6\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Life of the Admiral by his Son, Hernando Colon, Chap. 43\u003cbr\u003eThe Letter Written by Dr Chanca to the City of Seville\u003cbr\u003eThe Life of the Admiral by his Son, Hernando Colon, Chaps. 51–64\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTHIRD VOYAGE: 1498–1500\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Life of the Admiral by his Son, Hernando Colon, Chap. 65\u003cbr\u003eNarrative of the Third Voyage of Christopher Columbus to the Indies, in which He Discovered the Mainland, Dispatched to the Sovereigns from the Island of Hispaniola\u003cbr\u003eThe Life of the Admiral by his Son, Hernando Colon, Chaps. 73–80 and 82–6\u003cbr\u003eLetter Sent by the Admiral of the Indies to the Governess of Don Juan of Castile in the year 1500, in which He Was Brought from the Indies a Prisoner\u003cbr\u003eThe Life of the Admiral by his Son, Hernando Colon, Chaps. 86 (cont.)–87\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFOURTH VOYAGE: 1502–4\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLetter Written by Christopher Columbus, Viceroy and Admiral of the Indies, to the Most Christian and Mighty King and Queen of Spain, Our Sovereigns\u003cbr\u003eAccount by Diego Mendez of Certain Incidents on Christopher Columbus's Last Voyage\u003cbr\u003eThe Life of the Admiral by his Son, Hernando Colon, Chap. 108\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLIST OF MAPS\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Four Voyages\u003cbr\u003eThe First Voyage\u003cbr\u003eThe Second Voyage \u003ci\u003e(First Map)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Second Voyage \u003ci\u003e(Second Map)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Third Voyage\u003cbr\u003eThe Fourth Voyage\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eJM Cohen\u003c\/b\u003e (1903 - 1989) was the translator of many volumes for the Penguin Classics, including versions of Rabelais, Cervantes and Montaigne.","brand":"Penguin Classics","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46302776197349,"sku":"NP9780140442175","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780140442175.jpg?v=1767739412","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/the-four-voyages-isbn-9780140442175","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}