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“The strength of this book is that the Phillips are historians of this time period in the history of the Atlantic world and the Mediterranean world. They really understand the historical context. And they do a very good job of emphasising a crucial point, one that I emphasise too, which is that Columbus was not alone. He was part of a phenomenon involving hundreds of ships and many thousands of Italians, Spaniards and Portuguese who were, in his lifetime, all exploring the Atlantic Ocean.” Read more...
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Matthew Restall, Historian
