Amerigo : The Man Who Gave His Name to America (Paperback)

from Arkrayder

I listened to the audiobook version of this read by Michael Prichard. It is dreary experience. The book is full of facts but the author writes that most are hard to prove due to little evidence about Amerigo. The narrator is incredibly boring to listen to. He doesn't seem to put any interest into...

from nemoman

I bought this book because I did not know all that much about Amerigo. After finishing the book, I still do not know all that much about him. It turns out that in fact not much is known about him. The author could have begun and ended this book by simply writing: "Never mind." I have the sense th...

from la2bkk

No book on Vespucci is easy given his complicated and poorly documented life and explorations. Unfortunately, the author adds to the difficulty with a writing style that is overly academic and stilted. 30% of the work is devoted to the inner workings of life in early 16th century Florence and Sev...

from la2bkk

No book on Vespucci is easy given his complicated and poorly documented life and explorations. Unfortunately, the author adds to the difficulty with a writing style that is overly academic and stilted. 30% of the work is devoted to the inner workings of life in early 16th century Florence and Sev...

from antiquary

Interesting as being a life of a man of whom most people know nothing but his name. This author also did a good book on Columbus.