Oct 12– The Letter of Columbus to Luis De Sant Angel Announcing His Discovery (1493) edited by “Professors Hart and Channing”

 Columbus (the movie!)

Oct 12– The Letter of Columbus to Luis De Sant Angel Announcing His Discovery (1493) edited by “Professors Hart and Channing”

Summary: Columbus sails around claiming stuff.

Commentary: The most interesting part of this is the idea that, 450 years ago, you could just sail around and say, "Don't see any white people here," drop a flag, and you (or the people you work for) owned an island now.