Columbus and the Quest for Jerusalem

by Carol Delaney

• ISBN13: 9781439102329
• ISBN10: 1439102325
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2011-09-20
• Publisher: Free Press

Summary

Christopher Columbus is reevaluated as a man of deep passion, patience, and religious conviction--on a mission to save Jerusalem from Islam.

Table of Contents

Prologue	p. vii
Introduction The passions of Columbus	p. ix
Omens of the Apocalypse	p. 1
Learning the "Secrets of the World"	p. 19
The Plan Begins to Take Shape	p. 43
Vision Becomes Reality	p. 68
Days of Wonder	p. 91
Triumph and Disaster	p. 117
Unruly Passions: The Colonies	p. 144
Paradise Found and Lost	p. 166
Privileges and Prophecies: Columbus's Stake in the Future	p. 186
Marooned	p. 202
The Final Passion: Disillusion and Death	p. 224
Afterwards Columbus, Apocalyptic, and Jerusalem	p. 236
Acknowledgements	p. 245
Appendix What Happened to that Major Players	p. 247
notes	p. 253
Bibliography	p. 292
Index	p. 305
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