To these days, the best authorities agree that the children and the grown people of the world have never been mistaken when they have said: "America was discovered in 1492 by Christopher Columbus, a native of Genoa". But what do we really know about the man behind this name, the life behind the myth? Discover the man that experienced incredible adventures, the man with ferocious drive, but still a man of flesh and blood whose life story, spirit and destiny will move you in a way you didn't expect.

Contents:

Early Life of Columbus:

Birth and Birth Place

Early Education

Experience at Sea

Marriage and Residence in Lisbon

Plans for the Discovery of a Westward Passage to the Indies

Columbus Leaves Lisbon, and Visits Genoa

Visits Great Spanish Dukes

Six Years at the Court of Ferdinand and Isabella

The Council of Salamanca

Petition at Last Granted—squadron

The Great Voyage:

The Squadron Sails

Refits at Canary Islands

Hopes and Fears of the Voyage

The Doubts of the Crew

Land Discovered

The Landing on the Twelfth of October

The Natives and Their Neighbors

Search for Gold

Cuba Discovered

Columbus Coasts Along Its Shores

Landing on Cuba

The Cigar and Tobacco

Cipango and the Great Khan

Cuba to Haiti

Shores and Harbors

Discovery of Haiti or Hispaniola

Hospitality and Intelligence of the Natives

A Shipwreck

Colony to Be Founded

Columbus Sails East and Meets Martin Pinzon

The Two Vessels Return to Europe

The Azores and Portugal

Columbus Is Called to Meet the King and Queen

His Magnificent Reception

Negotiations With the Pope and With the King of Portugal

The Second Expedition Sails From Cadiz

Touches at Canary Islands

Discovery of Dominica and Guadeloupe

Skirmishes With the Caribs

Porto Rico Discovered

Hispaniola

The Fate of the Colony at La Navidad

The New Colony Guacanagari

Mutiny in the Colony

Collection of Gold

Fortress of St. Thomas

A New Voyage of Discovery

Jamaica Visited

The South Shore of Cuba Explored

Letter to the King and Queen

Discovery of Trinidad ...