If Columbus had stayed home instead of venturing across the forbidding Atlantic Ocean to discover the Indies, millions of indigenous lives would have been spared.
I'll try to send you a list of readings that deal with major reassessments of the impact of Columbus, if that is what you are after. There are some in the press today, which you can find, and in an online site called The Conversation. If you are more interested in the Portuguese side, do let me know.
this is a great addition to the Tufts Osher course you're teaching. Thanks for posting
A fascinating read, where can we find out more about this subject, Robert?
I'll try to send you a list of readings that deal with major reassessments of the impact of Columbus, if that is what you are after. There are some in the press today, which you can find, and in an online site called The Conversation. If you are more interested in the Portuguese side, do let me know.
Roger: The Atlantic Daily today has some good pieces on the subject
Thank you