Project Gutenberg 2013-02-10 Public domain in the USA. 3162 Winsor, Justin 1831 1897 02007944 Christopher Columbus and How He Received and Imparted the Spirit of Discovery Produced by Julia Miller, Matthias Grammel and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from scans of public domain material produced by Microsoft for their Live Search Books site.) "Christopher Columbus and How He Received and Imparted the Spirit of Discovery" by Justin Winsor is a historical account written in the late 19th century. The work examines the life and explorations of Christopher Columbus, highlighting the various sources of information about his journeys, and the socio-political context surrounding his discoveries. It delves into how Columbus’s character and experiences contributed to the broader spirit of exploration during his time. At the start of the narrative, the author focuses on the various sources of documentation related to Columbus's life and voyages, emphasizing the significance of Columbus's own writings. Winsor notes the challenges historians face due to the complexities and inconsistencies in Columbus's accounts, as well as the limited availability of original documents. The opening chapters introduce the reader to the extensive documentary evidence surrounding Columbus's life, including his letters and the various biographical works that have attempted to portray his legacy. Through a detailed examination of these sources, Winsor sets the stage for a deeper exploration of Columbus's impact on the spirit of discovery that characterized the Age of Exploration. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/42059/42059-h/images/cover.jpg Reading ease score: 65.0 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Columbus, Christopher, 1451-1506 America -- Discovery and exploration Discoveries in geography Columbus, Christopher, 1451-1506 -- Bibliography Columbus, Christopher, 1451-1506 -- Pictorial works E011 Text Category: Biographies Category: History - European Category: History - Early Modern (c. 1450-1750) 1649448 2025-07-17T05:51:41.181327 text/html 1585594 2024-10-23T14:00:46 text/html 16930615 2025-07-17T05:52:18.814663 application/epub+zip 16955090 2025-07-17T05:51:51.783293 application/epub+zip 659841 2025-07-17T05:51:46.212315 application/epub+zip 17345943 2025-07-17T05:52:33.110561 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 17203800 2025-07-17T05:52:09.603177 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 952459 2022-09-19T08:44:56.291993 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1337163 2023-09-18T09:49:14.626526 text/plain 1317152 2024-10-23T14:00:46 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17635 2025-07-17T05:52:33.309562 application/rdf+xml 15801 2025-07-17T05:51:46.468286 image/jpeg 2794 2025-07-17T05:51:46.344287 image/jpeg 16394418 2025-07-17T05:51:41.862320 application/octet-stream application/zip 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 en.wikipedia