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From the author of the Magellan biography, Over the Edge of the World, a mesmerizing new account of the great explorer. Christopher Columbus's 1492 voyage across the Atlantic Ocean in search of a trading route to China, and his unexpected landfall in the Americas, is a watershed event in world history.

Christopher Columbus - Audio Biography: The Epic Voyages of an ExplorerEmbark on a journey through history with "Christopher Columbus - Audio Biography," a captivating podcast that explores the life and legacy of one of the world's most famous explorers. Discover the fascinating story of Christopher Columbus, the Genoese navigator whose voyages across the Atlantic Ocean opened the door to the New World and changed the course of history.Subscribe now to "Christopher Columbus - Audio Biography" on [platforms like Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and Google Podcasts] and set sail on an epic voyage ...

The first-ever biography of the most pivotal Justice on the Supreme Court whose decisions, like the overturning of Roe, will drive the reshaping of America, by Pulitzer Prize–winning journalist Peter Canellos. When the Supreme Court handed down its decision in Dobbs v. Jackson, the landmark...

The most seminal event of the last millennium might also be its most controversial. As schoolchildren have been taught for over 500 years, "In 1492 Columbus sailed the ocean blue." In October of that year, the Italian Christopher Columbus immortalized himself by landing in the New World and beginning the process of European settlement in the Americas for Spain, bringing the Age of Exploration to a new hemisphere with him.