Christopher Browning

What is the longest time you have ever been left at home alone? Matt was left alone for seven weeks in the Maine wilderness at age 12. No friends. No family. No companionship whatsoever. Matt’s father showed wisdom in leaving him alone in the wilderness at age 12 for 3 reasons: the cabin needed to be protected, Matt demonstrated manly character, and Matt developed a friendly relationship with the Indians. The first reason Matt’s father should have left him alone in the wilderness at age 12 is…

Many people believe that pirating is all about adventures, treasure, sea battles, and heroes. Stories such as Treasure Island have romanticized the idea of pirates. Three ways that they have have romanticized the idea of pirates are marooned pirates, mutinies, and less pirate ships. First of all, in Treasure Island a pirate gets marooned. Then three years later, the Hispaniola (Ship from Treasure Island) arrives at Treasure Island, only to have Jim find the marooned pirate, Ben Gunn, in the…

PREFACE “History must always be taken with a grain of salt. It is, after all, not a science but an art.” Phyliis McKinley In these pages we strive to broaden man’s ceaseless search for truth and his tireless efforts to tear away at the facades of conventional belief. We aspire to bring enlightenment and culture to the unwashed masses who live in this paradise we call Southwest Florida. We walk the reader through eons of events that have reportedly occurred here. Our past is replete with many…

The Colombian Exchange is the exchange of the crops, animals and resources that went between the New and Old World which was only possible because of the different voyages of Columbus and his people. From the Americas came peppers, maize, potatoes, tomatoes, snap beans, lima, beans, and squash. Some crops like; maize and potatoes became principal crops all over Europe. So much that the Irish potato crop botched, the outcome led to food shortage. From Europe, to the Americas came the crops like…

warm atmostphere.. Before the Spaniards discovered Puerto Rico, it was populated by Taíno Indians. The Taínos were a peaceful, gentle nation. They welcomed the conquistadores and shared their homes and food and gave the Spaniards many gifts. Christopher Columbus sailed from Spain in his second voyage and discovered Puerto Rico on November…

In the book Into the Wild by Jon Krakauer the main character Christopher McCandless loved his life. Chris was an extremely intelligent young man who excelled in almost everything he did. Chris got the idea to live in the woods from Henry David Thoreau after reading book walden. Chris was also a giant fan of Henry David Thoreau because he felt a connection to him. He felt a connection because they both were very intelligent and they both wanted to escape society. Chris starts off as a young man…

In 1502, Christopher Columbus (on his 3rd voyage to the new world) landed on Costa Rica's Caribbean coast near by the present day town of Limon in seek of gold. However, these seek to abduction the Spanish crown failed. Instead he encountered the rough terrains of raging rivers, rugged mountains covered with dense rain forest, and native population of humans who looked upon the white man with disbelief and suspicion. Some may ask the question, "What was life really like in Costa Rica in 1502".…

is needed. What exactly is an “honorable man”? One could say that an honorable man is someone who is of high rank, dignity, or distinction–someone who is worthy of honor and high respect–someone who is trustworthy–someone who is creditable. Does Christopher Columbus not fit into…

Due to biases in texts, the true nature of the events when Christopher Columbus came to the Americas is not common knowledge. When Christopher Columbus came to the America’s, with the help of the europeans, they murdered and enslaved Indigenous people to the point of extinction, that being the most notable of their atrocities committed. In a text by Joy Hakim called A History of US, she quotes an excerpt from Christopher Columbus’ personal journal. The texts reads, “They remained so much our…

Crossfire Trail Author: Louis L’Amour Charles Rodney had been broken down, forced to work and was beaten constantly for the last year. This last beating killed him. One of his good friends Rafe Caradec was on the ship when he was dying. He had Rafe to promise him to keep his ranch on his land in Wyoming safe and take care of his wife, Ann Rodney. Rafe promised him. Rafe went and traveled to his ranch in Wyoming. He went into the town’s saloon near his land and made a toast to Charles…