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Title: The Log of Christopher Columbus by Christopher Columbus, Robert H. Fuson ISBN: 0-87742-951-0 Publisher: McGraw-Hill Pub. Date: 01 October, 1987 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $34.95

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Average Customer Rating: 4.5 (2 reviews)

Rating: 4
Summary: indispensable for the student of the voyage....
Comment: ....and very easy to read. The English translation is very clear and put together from sources other than Las Casas, whose facts weren't always straight. For some reason the paragraphs are all center-justified and taper out oddly. Various theories about Columbus's landfall are discussed.

The one flaw is the introductory pieces that whitewash the man himself. Made out to be a bold, great hero, he was in actuality a gold-obsessed sailor, a poor mariner, a perpetual whiner whose crew could barely stand him, an intolerant European who assumed every land he touched belong to his King back in Spain, and of course the initiator of the slavery system in Espanola. His men built the first fortress in the so-called New World, and they brought several Native captives back to Spain. Fortunately, some of these events are mentioned in the Log itself.

Rating: 5
Summary: Columbus Log
Comment: Fuson translated (and reconstructed were necessary) the logs of Columbus. Loaded with pictures, maps and explanatory comments this work gives us a look at the famous explorer in his own words. This would be a great resource for teachers and students who cover the Discovery. Too bad it's out of print