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A 3 page analysis of the first chapter in Retrieving the American Past, edited by G.M. Gordon, which is by Kenneth Andrien. The writer summarizes the content of the chapter, its structure and judges it to be excellent in conveying the complexity and meaning of this topic. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
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Native American perspective. Andrien selects excerpts that typify both of these positions, as well as others, which are equally revealing. For example, the chapter includes the assessment of William D.
Phillips, Jr. and Carla R. Phillips, who relate Columbus to the creation of trade routes and economic interdependency that developed throughout the remainder of the fifteenth century and the sixteenth
(Andrien 9). This perspective is similar to the one provided by Boyer, et al, who describe Columbus as significant due to the extensive "environmental and demographic consequences" that resulted due
to his voyages (Boyer, et al 23). Reporting on one, or even two of these perspectives, would be less revealing. The collective ensemble of opinions, however, illustrates the complexity of
scholarship pertaining to Columbus. In the next section of the chapter, Andrien provides the same structure to examine a selection of excerpts from the historical record, beginning with selections from
Columbuss journal. This structure allows Columbus to speak for himself. These excerpts are fascinating because they not only reveal what transpired on his voyages, but also the political atmosphere in
which Columbus operated, as well as his personal ambition. After associating his voyage with the other successes expired by the Spanish crown in 1492, Columbus reminds the Spanish monarchs of
the honors that have been awarded to him, and he indicates his expectation that his "eldest son should succeed to the same position, and so on from generation to generation"
(Boyer, et al 14). As this indicates, Columbus saw his mission not only in terms of exploiting Asian riches, and spreading Christianity, but also in terms of a legacy to
his family and familys future. In both sections, Andriens comments add to the readers ability to understand the material in the proper context. For example, in the introduction to the
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