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What is an American? The Problem of the West

Abstract:
POOR CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS. He spent the fateful year of 1492 bouncing around the islands of the American archipelago, convinced that Japan, or the ruler of China, or the riches of Asia were right around the corner. His only encouragement came from mistranslation of the natives' directions, and from the miseducation he had received from the geography schools of Salamanca, Spain....

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posted 1/10/10 @ 9:13 AM EST

I agree taht it is remarkable and perhaps even politically incorrect to think that Columbus's voyage could have such a modern legacy.
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