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Journeys Into the New World
Contributor(s): Prasad, Jay (Author)
ISBN: 1512094536     ISBN-13: 9781512094534
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
OUR PRICE:   $19.00  
Product Type: Paperback
Published: November 2015
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BISAC Categories:
- Fiction | Historical - General
Physical Information: 1.01" H x 5.98" W x 9.02" (1.46 lbs) 502 pages
 
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This novel is a modern retelling of Columbus's voyages.

The year is 1492, and the place is Spain. The Inquisition against the marranos, i.e. converted Jews, is in full force, and Isabella and Fernandez have signed an Act of Expulsion of Jews. On the day the Act of Expulsion goes into effect, Columbus leaves Spain for the Indies to meet the fabled Khan described by Marco Polo in his Travels, raising questions about his Jewish origin.

The de Avila family, three generations of marranos persecuted by the Inquisition, take part in Columbus