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A historical novel, Encounters Unforeseen: 1492 Retold dramatizes the events leading to Columbus's "discovery" of America and first encounters with Native Americans from a bicultural perspective. It fictionalizes the beliefs, thoughts, and actions of the Native Americans who met Columbus side by side with his own and those of other Europeans, all based on a close reading of Columbus's Journal, other primary sources, and anthropological studies.The drama alternates among three Taíno chieftains--Caonabó, Guacanagarí, and Guarionex--and a Taíno youth Columbus captures, Spain's Queen Isabella and King Ferdinand, and Columbus himself. The narrative depicts the education, loves and marriages, and other life experiences each brought to the unforeseen encounters and then their astonishment, fears, and objectives in 1492 and 1493. The focus extends to the Taíno "discovery" of Europe, when Columbus brings the captive and other Taínos back to Spain, as well as the chieftains' reactions to the abusive garrison of seamen then remaining in the Caribbean. Throughout, the Taíno protagonists are neither merely victims nor statistics, but personalities and actors comparable to the European.The novel weaves scenes and dialogues from the historical record, often incorporating text from primary sources. Isabella plots her dynastic marriage to Ferdinand, and together they establish the Inquisition, subjugate and Christianize the Canary Islands, complete the Reconquista, and expel the Jews from Spain. The chieftains take multiple wives to consolidate their rules, vie to marry the beautiful Anacaona, and battle Caribe raiders. An unknown Columbus matures sailing the Mediterranean and to Africa and suffers an agonizing decade of rejection when promoting his voyage. During the encounters, Christianity collides with Native American religion and spirits, and Columbus's thoughts embody the concepts underlying the European subjugation of Native Americans over the following centuries. A Sources section briefly discusses interpretations of historians and anthropologists contrary to the author's presentation, as well as issues of academic disagreement. Encounters Unforeseen ventures beyond traditional Eurocentric accounts of the voyage, whether pro- or anti-Columbus, to present a gripping, personal, documented, and bicultural portrayal, written at the voyage's 525th anniversary.
| ISBN-13 | 9780999196106 |
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| ISBN-10 | 0999196103 |
| Weight | 2.17 Pounds |
| Dimensions | 6.00 x 1.44 x 9.00 In |
| List Price | $32.95 |
| Format | Hardcover |
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| Language | English |
| Publisher | All Persons Press |
| Published On | 2017-11-08 |
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