tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7163330007385367610.post1034211562645656913..comments2024-03-22T17:11:42.609-04:00Comments on World Turn'd Upside Down: The Niña, the Pinta and Columbus' Strange LegacyStephanie Annhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13324411278252488163noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7163330007385367610.post-41400297857852980172015-05-26T15:28:26.724-04:002015-05-26T15:28:26.724-04:00I know! I can't imagine being in one of those ...I know! I can't imagine being in one of those without having sight of land.Stephanie Annhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13324411278252488163noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7163330007385367610.post-10029532076555342772015-05-25T17:36:54.540-04:002015-05-25T17:36:54.540-04:00I had the pleasure of seeing the ships last year. ...I had the pleasure of seeing the ships last year. It was incredible to realize just how small they were and how daring one had to be to cross the ocean in such a small ship. QNPoohBearhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14941631487565237299noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7163330007385367610.post-48531422785630389692015-05-20T17:11:01.188-04:002015-05-20T17:11:01.188-04:00Thanks for your comment, Ken! I agree. He was a pr...Thanks for your comment, Ken! I agree. He was a product of his time and did exactly what any European man would have done in his situation. We cannot judge him based on what we know to be right in modern times. With that said, I wouldn't be inviting him over to dinner. Stephanie Annhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13324411278252488163noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7163330007385367610.post-19416623685133531552015-05-20T17:04:12.985-04:002015-05-20T17:04:12.985-04:00I am one who thinks of Columbus neither as the ext...I am one who thinks of Columbus neither as the extreme evil man as modern society tends to portray him nor as one who I would necessarily want to hang around with, if you know what I mean.<br />But I do consider him a great explorer and, more important, a man of his time.<br />The following quote from a book review says it best:<br />"The story of Columbus' voyages is one of both wonder and tragedy, of bravery and savagery. It is also the story of dogged, almost insane determination and endurance.<br />A leader who valued gold above the security of his men could be counted on to aspire to great accomplishments at great cost.<br />Sea travel at the end of the 15th century was rudimentary and perilous in the extreme. The fact that Columbus not only made his way across the Atlantic to the Caribbean and what is now South America is close to a miracle."<br />A man of his time.<br />Historical Kenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04979801752112100293noreply@blogger.com