A History of the Character And Achievements of the Socalled Christopher Columbus
A History of the Character And Achievements of the Socalled Christopher Columbus
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To this he drew the attention of Columbus ; the latter, with characteristic false pride, refused to alter his course, lest he should appear more ignorant than Pinzon, and lessen his own importance.
At this, the men on board his ship may indeed have mur mured. They knew, as did Columbus, that they were bound for a given point, and when they heard their commander refuse to sail toward that point, when borne too far north of it by the ocean-current, of which he was ignorant, for the paltry reason ...that his mistake had been discovered by another, it is but natural they should have felt indignant.
In his desire to appear the sole navigator of the expedition, Columbus gives himself undue credit for deceit : he alleges that he kept one log-book for himself, containing a true reckoning, another containing a false, for the purpose of deceiving his crew, in which he diminished the distances made each day, that they might not lose courage at the vast distance they had sailed. ~No doubt our hero would have relished this deception, but it is to be feared that in this case we must take the will for the deed, as there is too much contradictory evidence to any such proceeding.
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
To this he drew the attention of Columbus ; the latter, with characteristic false pride, refused to alter his course, lest he should appear more ignorant than Pinzon, and lessen his own importance.
At this, the men on board his ship may indeed have mur mured. They knew, as did Columbus, that they were bound for a given point, and when they heard their commander refuse to sail toward that point, when borne too far north of it by the ocean-current, of which he was ignorant, for the paltry reason ...that his mistake had been discovered by another, it is but natural they should have felt indignant.
In his desire to appear the sole navigator of the expedition, Columbus gives himself undue credit for deceit : he alleges that he kept one log-book for himself, containing a true reckoning, another containing a false, for the purpose of deceiving his crew, in which he diminished the distances made each day, that they might not lose courage at the vast distance they had sailed. ~No doubt our hero would have relished this deception, but it is to be feared that in this case we must take the will for the deed, as there is too much contradictory evidence to any such proceeding.
What to read after A History of the Character And Achievements of the Socalled Christopher Columbus?
You can find similar books in the "Read Also" column, or choose other free books by Aaron Goodrich to read onlineMoreLess
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