THE RACE TO THE NEW WORLD: CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS, JOHN CABOT AND A LOST HISTORY OF DISCOVERY

Book ID/图书代码： 03830511B47815

English Summary/英文概要： The final decade of the 15th century was a turning point in world history. The Genoese mariner Christopher Columbus sailed westward on the Atlantic Ocean in 1492, famously determined to discover for Spain a shorter and more direct route to the riches of the Indies. Meanwhile, a fellow Italian explorer for hire, John Cabot, set off on his own journey, under England’s flag. Here, Douglas Hunter tells the fascinating tale of how, during this expedition, Columbus gained a rival. In the space of a few critical years, these two men engaged in a high-stakes race that threatened the precarious diplomatic balance of Europe - to exploit what they believed was a shortcut to staggering wealth. Instead, they found a New World that neither was looking for. Hunter provides a revelatory look at how the lives of Columbus and Cabot were interconnected, and that neither explorer can be understood properly without understanding both. Together, Cabot and Columbus provide a novel and important perspective on the first years of European experience of the New World.

Chinese Summary/中文概要： 十五世纪的最后十年可谓世界历史的转折点。1942年，热那亚水手克里斯托弗•哥伦布开始其壮举，在大西洋上一路西航，决心为西班牙寻找到一条通往印度富裕之地更短,更直接的航路。当时，另一名受雇于大英帝国的意大利探险家，约翰•卡伯特也开始了其远航。本书中，道格拉斯•亨特生动地讲述了哥伦布在航程中棋逢敌手的经过。就在那有着决定性意义的几年内，两位航海家投身于一场高赌注的竞赛事业----探索通往庞大财富的海上捷径，而正是这一场竞赛极大地动摇了欧洲大陆外交平衡的稳定性。然而最终他们却不约而同地发现了一块完全不为人知的新大陆。亨特以他独到的方式启示我们这两位航海家的人生是如何在冥冥之中交织在一起，也唯有将这两位航海家联系起来解读，才能从真正意义上理解他们各自的贡献与意义。无论如何，在欧洲人探索新大陆的最初几年，卡伯特与哥伦布都给了人类全新且极具意义的启示。(兼职翻译-DC)

Awards/获奖情况：“这是读一个古老课题的全新，妙趣横生且生动的解读。。。。。。其他历史学家总是分立开来比较哥伦布与卡伯特，唯有亨特从文艺复兴时期欧洲错综复杂的地缘政治学的大背景下解读这两位航海家纠缠不清的人生经历。。。。。。这一全新解读给发现新大陆这一古老课题开辟了另一块新天地，提供了崭新视角。也是对人类探索历史的一次重大学术贡献。”--- 推荐书目

About the Author/作者介绍： 道格拉斯•亨特（DOUGLAS HUNTER），曾凭借《泡沫与熊》（The Bubble and the Bear）获2002年加拿大国家商业书奖。其《上帝的怜悯》（God’s Mercies）被称为冲击作家联盟非小说奖和加拿大总督文学奖非小说类之作。其作品也曾刊登于《国家邮报》，《环球邮报》，《加拿大星报》，同时为加拿大国际广播电台特约评论员。目前为《中部言论》撰写专栏，并为《国家邮报》《环球邮报》全球书记在线栏目撰写随笔书评。

DOUGLAS HUNTER won Canada’s National Business Book Award in 2002 for The Bubble and the Bear. His book God’s Mercies was named a finalist for both the Writers’ Trust Non-Fiction Prize and the Governor-General’s Literary Award for Non-Fiction. His work has appeared in newspapers such as National Post, The Globe and Mail, and the Toronto Star. He has also written and filmed commentaries for CBC Radio. He currently writes an occasional column for the Midland Free Press and contributes essays to National Post and the Globe & Mail’s Globe Books online.

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