Christopher Browning

The word “discovery” is not longer used when discussing the European exploration in North America. While this vast and beautiful land was seemingly vacant, it belonged to millions of indian societies scattered throughout the continent. North and South America were not vacant scraps of land; free for conquistadors to take from the Indians. This land was home to millions of indian societies some of which were the Aztecs, Incas, and Mound Builders. They had established roads, buildings, irrigation…

I, Christopher Columbus, am being charged with the murder and mistreatment of the Taino Indians. I have apparently enslaved the natives, inflicted harm, and even sliced their hands off. All of which is not true. These charges are completely absurd. I have never done so to the Taino natives. I even found them very “trustworthy and liberal with everything they had”. Not to mention, I was also deeply saddened when I noticed my men would trade broken plates for the unwitting Taino Indians’ gold. “I…

The Parisian “Exposition Universelle” of 1889, held to commemorate the storming of the Bastille, mesmerized the world with its artistic and architectural elegance. America, on the other hand, exhibited a humiliatingly lifeless and motley arrangement. Intent on redemption, America, lead by architect Daniel H. Burnham, organized the 1893 Chicago World’s Fair, or the World’s Columbian Exposition, to honor the quadricentennial of Columbus’s “discovery” of America. To establish whether the fair led…

for his discovery on October 10th by annually celebrating Columbus Day. Charles Lindbergh, born in 1902 was an all American aviator, author, inventor, military officer, explorer, and social activist who changed America’s view on aviation forever. Christopher Columbus and Charles Lindbergh are well-known for their famous expeditions. However, they differed in what they each hoped to achieve, challenges they faced, and the skills essential to their success.…

Even though he died nearly 25 years ago, Chris McCandless’ story does not have a clearly explained ending. In the novel Into the Wild, the author Jon Krakauer goes into depth trying to uncover McCandless’ motives for leaving his home in Annandale, Virginia and hitchhiking eventually to the Alaskan bush. Into the Wild tells McCandless’ travels throughout the US and eventually to his last days before he perishes in a bus in the Denali Borough in Alaska. In the beginning of the novel, Krakauer…

The island of Hispaniola was the first New World colony settled by Spain. The island was first sighted by Christopher Columbus in 1492 and the land was inhibited by a friendly Indian tribe called the Tainos (Arawaks), who welcomed Columbus and his crew. Shortly after discovering the New World, Columbus also discovered something else: gold. With gold in mind, Columbus made his journey back to Spain to inform others of the good news. On his second fleet, 1500 Europeans ventured to the island as…

European exploration was a time period that in which Europeans discovered there was a whole new world than what was just known them. There were fabled lands that had riches beyond their imagination.Some explorers seeked the thrill of being legends by conquering these lands while others wanted to spread the word of the lord. However not everyone was pleased with the intentions of the westerners because of how they invaded their lands and took their riches. Exploration would help shape the world…

west and found continents. Moreover, exchange of grains, plants, animals, and goods begun between the Old world and the New World to fulfill the basic needs of people. This kind of practice is known as Colombian Exchange that started after the Christopher Columbus arrived to New World. In fact, cattle, horses, sugar, tea, and coffee were introduced to the New World. In return, some items like; tobacco, potatoes, chocolate, corn, and tomatoes were sent back to Europe from the New World. In…

Throughout time, stories of the brave explorer Christopher Columbus have been told, altered, and retold, but through the spreading of these myths, the truth about his violent and brutal explorations of America is lost. Christopher Columbus was born the son of a Merchant in Genoa Italy in 1451. For all his life he grew up with a love for the sea. During the 15th century, it was almost impossible to get to Asia from Europe, but Columbus had a plan to sail around the continent of Africa to reach…

One of the many themes in "Call of the Wild" is that only the fittest will survive in the wild. Many come prepared to the Klondike like John Thornton, but countless come with little knowledge and are unprepared like Hal, Charles, and Mercedes. It was obvious that the "Terrible Trio" were unprepared for the Klondike. They had a sled that was overweight which carried a tent that was dragged behind and large amounts of clothing and pots. John Thornton on the other hand came prepared, he…