The Life of Columbus

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English · 6h 2m · Biography & Autobiography, Exploration

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A factual account of the life of Christopher Columbus, from his early years, through discoveries in the New World, to his death in 1506. - Summary by Krista Zaleski

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Preface	9:49	Read by jenno
CHAPTER I. Early Discoveries in the Fifteenth Century, PART I	30:34	Read by jenno
CHAPTER I. Early Discoveries in the Fifteenth Century, PART II	29:59	Read by jenno
CHAPTER II. Early Years of Columbus	19:03	Read by Ciufi Galeazzi
CHAPTER III. Columbus in Spain	28:12	Read by Rosemary McDonald (1938-2025)
CHAPTER IV. First Voyage	40:00	Read by Meliora Dockery
CHAPTER V. Homeward bound	23:57	Read by jenno
CHAPTER VI. Second Voyage of Discovery	17:16	Read by Meliora Dockery
CHAPTER VII. Illness; Further Discoveries; Plots against Columbus	27:37	Read by Maria Angela R. Aragon
CHAPTER VIII. Criminals sent to the Indies; Repartimientos; Insurrection	13:08	Read by DH2003
CHAPTER IX. Columbus's Third Voyage	18:47	Read by DH2003
CHAPTER X. Arrival at Hispaniola; Bad Treatment by Bobadlilla	19:01	Read by jenno
CHAPTER XI. Columbus pleads his Cause at Court; New Enterprise; Ovando, PART I	19:50	Read by Rosemary McDonald (1938-2025)
CHAPTER XI. Columbus pleads his Cause at Court; New Enterprise; Ovando, PART II	27:11	Read by Rosemary McDonald (1938-2025)
CHAPTER XII. Remarkable Despatch; Mutiny; Eclipse predicted, and its influence; Mutiny quelled	25:11	Read by Rosemary McDonald (1938-2025)
CHAPTER XIII. Falling Fortunes: Conclusion	13:15	Read by Kerry Adams

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a concise and illuminative bio

(5 stars)

A LibriVox Listener

I was searching for a bio on Columbus that gave scope to the man beyond our modern biases and found one in Sir Arthur Help's compilation. Thanks for the readers who made it available!