No matter what you think of Christopher Columbus, there is no argument that he changed the course of history. MindSpring sheds some light on the man and "explores" some of the controversies surrounding his life.
The Man
| Start off with a Quick Biography of Columbus. The Columbus Navigation Homepage is one of the best pages available for examining the history, navigation, and landfall of Christopher Columbus. Columbus Day - Great Collection of links about the man and the controversies surrounding him. Looks Are Deceiving: the Portraits of Christopher Columbus - This is a cool link that talks about how a physical portrait of Columbus has been created. |
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The Columbus Doors explores the national myth and how
its perception has changed over time. Columbus Center is a new private, non-profit institution at Baltimore's Inner Harbor. This new national center for marine research, interactive public exhibition and science education has a unique focus on the use of leading-edge technology for both research, and on-site and distance learning. |
Columbus Controversies
1492: An Ongoing Voyage - learn about America before European explorers arrived. Discover how the arrival of Columbus affected many different peoples and cultures.
| Michael S. Berliner, Ph.D
discusses Objectivism vs. Political Correctness
in his essay entitled, "The Christopher Columbus
Controversy:Western Civilization vs.
Primitivism" Examining the reputation of Christopher Columbus by Jack Weatherford is another great essay. |
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| Christopher Columbus / Stereotypes - One of the best links for talking about Columbus and Imperialism. |
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