An Amazing Biography of Christopher Columbus

​My education on Christopher Columbus was severely wanting. It, like most people’s insights, was reduced to a mariner discovering the New World in 1942 "by sailing the ocean blue.”

​If anyone had told me that Columbus sailed to the Americas four times in twelve years, and then described the conditions he underwent to achieve this—both economic, political, spiritual, and physical, I would have said: “Really, no one taught me that!” No one taught me the story of the pioneer, the discoverer, the explorer and the leader … and the hardships he faced as a result.

​And so it is, our self-education remains our personal responsibility. Don’t let others mislead you—even me. My advice is that if you want to understand Christopher Columbus—the good and questionable, start with this book.

Review of Samuel Morison's "Admiral of the Ocean Sea."