Captain Daniel J. Carrison, USN (Ret.), has written an entertaining biography of the Italian seafarer who successfully navigated his way to the New World against tremendous odds. After spending six frustrating years of negotiations at the Spanish court, Columbus finally set sail on his famous First Voyage with a fleet of three frail ships. In writing of this and of Columbus' later voyages, Captain Carrison places emphasis on the explorer's superlative success as a mariner and navigator.

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