THE LIFE OF
CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS
FROM HIS OWN LETTERS AND JOURNALS

AND
OTHER DOCUMENTS OF HIS TIME.

by EDWARD EVERETT HALE,

[This was originally done on the 400th Anniversary
of 1492, as was the great Columbian Exposition in Chicago.
Interesting how our heroes have all been de-canonized in the
interest of Political Correctitude]
—Comments by Michael S. Hart

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PREFACE.