American Literature / Unit 3 AML 0211 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Columbus and the Letter That Invented America
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The idea
A sailor from his youth, Columbus sought an Atlantic route to Asia he reckoned at three thousand miles, won Ferdinand and Isabella's support in fourteen ninety-two, and landed in what is now the Bahamas. He returned three more times, reporting a paradise and noting the gold the people wore.
In practice
A route that failed, and a paradise reported.
Where people slip
The reports are his own.
Your place on the trail
Every lesson rests on earlier ones and opens later ones. Tap any to jump.
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