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Great first review of 1494: How a Family Feud in Medieval Spain Divided the World in Half from the Toronto Star. The Canadian publication date is late August 2011 while the U.S. publication date is mid Febuary 2012.

http://www.thestar.com/news/world/art...

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Published on August 29, 2011 20:45 • 75 views • Tags: columbus, grotius, magellan, the-borgias, treaty-of-tordesillas

A pageant of piety and greed

A great review of 1494 in the Globe:
"...an entertaining and elegantly written voyage into the treacherous seas of religious fanatics, greedy slavers, depraived autocrats, doomed indigenous peoples, and deperately brave adventurers in search of fortune."

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/a...

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Published on January 24, 2012 08:38 • 29 views • Tags: columbus, magellan, pirates, spain

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I am an author of historical non-fiction. I am always working on a new book. I'll post interesting things I come across or interesting news about publicity for my current books.

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