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What Columbus brought with him

Having gone through another bout of Columbus (and West European civilization) bashing, it was refreshing to read this: Aristotle: One more thing that Columbus also brought to these shores Did Columbus “discover” America? Yes–in every important respect. This does not mean that no human eye had been cast on America before Columbus arrived. It does... Read more »
By Dennis Byrne,
October 13, 2009 at 3:28 pm
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Columbus Bashing, again

Christopher Columbus: A mean, mean man. Columbus Day, still a national holiday, increasingly has become an occasion for raking the explorer over the coals. This story, for example, focused on teaching kindergarten children that he was a “very, very mean man.” This, the story says, is giving kids a more “nuanced” view of the man... Read more »
By Dennis Byrne,
October 12, 2009 at 12:15 pm
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