Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog Project Gutenberg 2005-03-12 Public domain in the USA. 297 Helps, Arthur, Sir 1813 1875 Helps, A. The Life of Columbus Produced by Don Kostuch "The Life of Columbus" by Sir Arthur Helps is a historical account written in the late 19th century. The book explores the life and expeditions of Christopher Columbus, focusing on his motivations, challenges, and the significant impact of his discovery of the New World. It presents an analysis of Columbus's character and the various events that led to his historic voyages. At the start of the text, the author provides a context for Columbus's discoveries, illustrating the trepidations faced by early explorers and the mythic aspirations that drove them to sail into uncharted waters. The opening portion outlines the conditions in the 15th century that fueled the desire for exploration, such as the quest for wealth and the spread of Christianity, alongside the challenges linked to the limited understanding of navigation and geography at the time. Sir Arthur Helps hints at the contrasting nature of Columbus— a tenacious believer driven by religious fervor, yet unyielding in his pursuit of the unknown, setting the stage for a deeper examination of his monumental role in world history as the narrative unfolds. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 59.9 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. en Columbus, Christopher, 1451-1506 America -- Discovery and exploration -- Spanish Explorers -- America -- Biography Explorers -- Spain -- Biography E011 Text Browsing: Biographies Browsing: History - American Browsing: Travel & Geography Category: Biographies Category: History - American Category: History - European Category: History - Early Modern (c. 1450-1750) 365785 2025-06-06T13:02:22.337548 text/html 365606 2025-01-14T22:01:02.495885 text/html 211410 2025-06-06T13:02:29.382511 application/epub+zip 212132 2025-06-06T13:02:24.366545 application/epub+zip 757613 2007-09-11T12:10:08 application/pdf 665533 2007-09-11T12:10:40 application/pdf application/zip 727561 2020-12-14T07:00:23 application/msword 425439 2005-03-12T08:56:18 application/msword application/zip 212131 2025-06-06T13:02:23.062538 application/epub+zip 365538 2025-06-06T13:02:33.689512 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 348609 2025-06-06T13:02:28.539499 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 330100 2022-09-07T21:13:52.967277 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 337173 2025-06-06T13:02:21.989528 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 337048 2020-12-14T07:00:23 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 129748 2020-12-14T07:00:23 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21866 2025-06-06T13:02:33.837477 application/rdf+xml 11176 2025-06-06T13:02:23.678535 image/jpeg 3169 2025-06-06T13:02:23.342517 image/jpeg 198070 2025-06-06T13:02:22.369535 application/octet-stream application/zip en.wikipedia