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Amerigo : A Comedy of Errors in History (edition 1942)

by Stefan Zweig (Author)

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"Was für ein Irrtum: 1507 schreibt Matthias Ringmann in der "Cosmographiae introductio" das der italienische Seefahrer Americus Vespucci (die latinisierte Form von "Amerigo") den amerikanischen Kontinent entdeckt habe. Daher k nne man den Kontinent nach ihm benennen - Americus, oder weiblich: America." Redaktion Gr ls-Verlag (Edition Werke der Weltliteratur)… (more)

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Member:	ldcosta
Title:	Amerigo : A Comedy of Errors in History
Authors:	Stefan Zweig (Author)
Info:	Viking Press (1942), Edition: First, 128 pages
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This is an all time favourite from an all time favourite author. It really tells the story about how myths are constructed and how ambitious people usurp the achievements of their more trusting and less suspecting contemporaries. And, surprise surprise, the Americas came into being in a tedious and manipulative game! Enjoy. (

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Amerigo Vespucci

Christophe Colomb

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Découverte de l'Amérique (1492)

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"Was für ein Irrtum: 1507 schreibt Matthias Ringmann in der "Cosmographiae introductio" das der italienische Seefahrer Americus Vespucci (die latinisierte Form von "Amerigo") den amerikanischen Kontinent entdeckt habe. Daher k nne man den Kontinent nach ihm benennen - Americus, oder weiblich: America." Redaktion Gr ls-Verlag (Edition Werke der Weltliteratur)

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