| 1492: The Year the World Began Contributor(s): Fernandez-Armesto, Felipe (Author) |
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ISBN: 0061132284 ISBN-13: 9780061132285 Publisher: HarperOne OUR PRICE: $18.04 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: November 2010 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | World - General - Religion - History | Europe - Medieval |
| Dewey: 909.4 |
| Lexile Measure: 1280 |
| Physical Information: 1" H x 6" W x 8.9" (0.80 lbs) 352 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 15th Century |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 1492: Not Simply the YearColumbus Sailed the Ocean Blue . . . In this extraordinary, sweeping history, Felipe Fern ndez-Armesto traces key elements of the modern worldback to that single fateful year when everything changed. |
Contributor Bio(s): Fernandez-Armesto, Felipe: - Felipe Fernández-Armesto is currently the William P. Reynolds Professor of History at Notre Dame University, and is on the editorial board of the Journal of Global History. Fernández-Armesto is also a member of the history faculty at Queen Mary College, University of London. The author, coauthor, or editor of more than twenty-five books, Fernández-Armesto's work has been translated into twenty-two languages. His books include Before Columbus; The Times Illustrated History of Europe; Columbus; Millennium: A History of the Last Thousand Years (the subject of a ten-part series on CNN); Civilizations: Culture, Ambition, and the Transformation of Nature; Near a Thousand Tables; The Americas; Ideas That Changed the World; Humankind: A Brief History; The Times Atlas of World Exploration; Reformations; Truth; and The Times Guide to the Peoples of Europe. |