Five hundred years ago an Italian whose name, translated into English, meant Christopher Dove, came to America and began a process not of discovery, but incursion -- "a ruthless, angry search for wealth" that continues to the present day. This provocative and superbly written book gives a true assessment of Columbus's legacy while taking the first steps toward its redemption. Even as he draws a direct line between the atrocities of Spanish conquistadors and the ongoing pillage of our lands and waters, Barry Lopez challenges us to adopt an ethic that will make further depredations impossible. The Rediscovery of North America is a ringingly persuasive call for us, at long last, to make this country our home.
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A National Book Award winner for Arctic Dreams, Lopez here offers a polemical assessment of the legacy of Columbus.
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"Eloquent, deep-reaching...may heads of state, students and stock clerks alike read this important volume; and may we all listen to its lesson." -- Bloomsbury Review
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Very poignant in today's world of rapid development,
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Extremely good prose. A poignant testimony to the loss of the Earth's resources in the face of historical and current development. Highly recommend adding this to your book collection if you have any affinity to the natural world.
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As eloquent as it is insightful. Barry Lopez moves us to see and question. A true gift from writer to reader.
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A FEW HOURS after midnight on the morning of October twelfth in the Julian calendar of the West-or October twenty-second, according to the modern Gregorian calendar-Juan Rodriguez Bermeo, a lookout aboard the caravel Pinta, spotted the coast of either San Salvador Island or Samana Cay in the Bahamas and shouted his exclamation into the darkness. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
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A FEW HOURS after midnight on the morning of October twelfth in the Julian calendar of the West-or October twenty-second, according to the modern Gregorian calendar-Juan Rodriguez Bermeo, a lookout aboard the caravel Pinta, spotted the coast of either San Salvador Island or Samana Cay in the Bahamas and shouted his exclamation into the darkness. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
New World New!
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- River Notes in Front Matter (1), and Front Matter (2)
- Crow and Weasel by Barry Lopez in Front Matter (1), and Front Matter (2)
- Of Wolves and Men by Barry Holstun Lopez in Front Matter (1), and Front Matter (2)
- Arctic Dreams (Turtleback School & Library Binding Edition) by Barry Lopez in Front Matter (1), and Front Matter (2)
- Winter Count by Barry Lopez in Front Matter (1), and Front Matter (2)
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- American Cultural Studies: An Introduction to American Culture by Neil C. Campbell on page 38, and page 42
- No Place Distant by David Havlick in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- American Cultural Studies: An Introduction to American Culture by Neil Campbell on page 38, and page 44
- Chinnagounder's Challenge: The Question of Ecological Citizenship by Deane W. Curtin on page 174, and Back Matter
- Literature and the Environment (Exploring Social Issues through Literature) by George Hart on page 126, and page 141
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