America vs Columbus: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Explorers, Discovery and exploration, Description and travel, Travel, Biography & Memoir

America Theodor de Bry · 1590 42 pages · ≈ 47 min · Demanding

Coastal/territorial waters included:

Indians of South America English Indians of North America Early works to 1800

Columbus Washington Irving · 1800 650 pages · ≈ 12 h 02 m · Demanding

Christopher Columbus was an Italian explorer, navigator, colonizer, and citizen of the Republic of Genoa. Under the auspices of the Catholic Monarchs of Spain, he completed four voyages across the Atlantic Ocean.....…

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The verdict

America is the quickest read — about 1 hours vs 12 for Columbus.

How to choose

Want a one-evening read? America ≈ 1h vs 12h for Columbus

Reception

	America	Columbus
Editions	48	115
Film adaptations	1	1
Wikipedia attention	1571114	1198
Pages	42	650

America vs Columbus: Which Should You Read?

The verdict

How to choose

Reception

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