{"title":"Turning Points In History Ser","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"columbus-in-the-americas-book-wl-heat-moon-9780471211891","title":"Columbus in the Americas","description":"A stirring tale of adventure and tragedy \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThey brought balls of spun cotton and parrots and javelins and other little things that it would be tiresome to write down, and they gave everything for anything that was given to them. I was attentive and labored to find out if there was any gold. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith these portentous words, Christopher Columbus described one of his first encounters with Native Americans on the island of Guanahani, which he had named San Salvador and claimed for Spain the day before. In Columbus in the Americas, bestselling author William Least Heat-Moon reveals that Columbus's subsequent dealings with the cultures he encountered not only did considerable immediate harm, but also set the pattern of behavior for those who followed him. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBased on the logbook of Columbus and numerous other firsthand accounts of his four voyages to the New World, this vividly detailed history also examines the strengths and weaknesses of Columbus as a navigator, explorer, and leader. It recounts dramatic events such as the destruction of Fortress Navidad, the very first European settlement in the New World; a pitched battle in northern Panama with the native Guaymi people; and an agonizing year Columbus and his men spent marooned on a narrow spit of land in southern Jamaica. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFilled with stories of triumph and tragedy, courage and villainy, Columbus in the Americas offers a balanced yet unflinching portrait of the most famous and controversial explorer in history. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTURNING POINTS features preeminent writers offering fresh, personal perspectives on the defining events of our time.","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"GB \/ VERY_GOOD \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":49582953726225,"sku":"GOR006014804","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"US \/ GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":50254772273425,"sku":"CIN0471211893G","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"US \/ VERY_GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":50760113488145,"sku":"CIN0471211893VG","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"GB \/ GOOD \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":50946557214993,"sku":"GOR009828861","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"US \/ NEW \/ INGRAM","offer_id":51002711998737,"sku":"NIN9780471211891","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/0471211893.jpg?v=1751440485"},{"product_id":"edward-r-murrow-and-the-birth-of-broadcast-journalism-book-bob-edwards-9780471477532","title":"Edward R. Murrow and the Birth of Broadcast Journalism","description":"Get it, read it, and pass it on.\u003cbr\u003e--\u003cb\u003eBill Moyers\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003eMost Americans living today never heard Ed Murrow in a live broadcast. This book is for them I want them to know that broadcast journalism was established by someone with the highest standards. Tabloid crime stories, so much a part of the lust for ratings by today's news broadcasters, held no interest for Murrow. He did like Hollywood celebrities, but interviewed them for his entertainment programs; they had no place on his news programs. My book is focused on this life in journalism. I offer it in the hope that more people in and out of the news business will get to know Ed Murrow. Perhaps in time the descent from Murrow's principles can be reversed.\u003cbr\u003e--\u003cb\u003eBob Edwards\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"GB \/ VERY_GOOD \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":49625027641617,"sku":"GOR006085703","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"GB \/ GOOD \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":49642493509905,"sku":"GOR008864442","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"US \/ GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":49975981834513,"sku":"CIN0471477532G","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"US \/ WELL_READ \/ SBYB","offer_id":50354757632273,"sku":"CIN0471477532A","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"US \/ NEW \/ INGRAM","offer_id":51002765771025,"sku":"NIN9780471477532","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"GB \/ WELL_READ \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":51304169406737,"sku":"GOR006004739","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"US \/ VERY_GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":51422788452625,"sku":"CIN0471477532VG","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/0471477532.jpg?v=1750879437"}],"url":"https:\/\/www.worldofbooks.com\/en-gb\/collections\/turning-points-in-history-ser-book-series.oembed","provider":"World of Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}