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It read too much like a textbook to hold my interest.

I am irritated that the catalog of shipwrecked books took up less than a chapter. It focused on Columbus, his legacy, & his illegitimate son‘s work to keep the legacy alive. Towards the end of the book, it gets to Hernando‘s (the son) great life work - building a library that was inclusive of all print and all languages (that he could access at the time) which was very unique and interesting and should have been the focus of the book.
2/5 stars

This one started off very slow, but the second half was really good. Glad I stuck with it. It's the story of Hernando Colon (Christopher Columbus' second and illegitimate son), and his quest to build a library of all the world's knowledge at a time when the printing press was transforming the world of books in Europe. If you're interested, my complete review is here: https://www.stevesbookstuff.com/2021/11/book-review-catalogue-of-shipwrecked.htm...

I am so excited, I bought myself an early birthday present! I‘m very excited about this one

I am posting one book per day from my extensive to-be-read collection. No description and providing no reason for wanting to read it, I just do. Some will be old, some will be new. Don‘t judge me - I have a lot of books. Join the fun if you want.
This is day 110 #bookstoread #tbrpile #bookstagram

Columbus and the Nina, the Pinta and the Santa Maria. By the end of this fascinating book you will be gobsmacked about how we ever had the day off for that guy. But this book is about his son Hernando, the founder of the 16th century Google. Truly a spectacular read. I promise you‘ll be surprised by this man who brought us the modern library, localized maps and presaged the internet. Full review here: wutheringtype.blogspot.com

Heading home from a weekend trip to Chicago, Illinois, with @Cadyly @VioletCavalier and our friend Melissa. At the Amtrak Union Station there was a stand of BOOKS!

I‘m finding this one a little difficult to review. The audiobook narration was often dry, but I also think I was expecting something more about the book collection than was here. That being said, this was a good overview of Columbus‘ voyages and his son Hernando Colon‘s attempts to preserve his father‘s memory and create an organized book collection. There are many other issues explored, though, that took the focus away from the book collection.

So sad!

Spotted in a bookshop in Haworth. Not sure why these are Bible-specific...

Love the idea of book hunting adventures...

...Hernando's books contain within their covers...a map of his life.

There were lots of balls being kept in the air with this book. There was a son‘s relationship with his father, there was an in-depth look at the age of exploration, there was a meditation on the mystical quality of planning libraries. There were several fart jokes. ...As for Columbus. This is the story from his son. It had a slant.

During the renaissance, Francois Rabelais wrote a list of books, both real and imaginary, for the library of Saint Victor. Included on the list: “The Foolishness of Italian Things, The BO of the Spanish, and On Farting Discreetly in Public.”

This was a delight. 😁

Hernando Colon, son of Christopher Columbus, was an interesting man. He created a massive library, tried several ways of cataloging his collection, and attempted to write a dictionary. Definitely a man who followed his passions for knowledge and collecting. Obviously a ton of research went into this, but it didn‘t feel like a research project, which was nice. Very readable.

What I enjoyed most about this book were the different ways Hernando decided to organize his growing library, in order to maximize its usefulness. He would have loved the Internet!

So this is a bio about Christopher Columbus his illegitimate son who tried to build the world's greatest Library.

History Buffs Unite!

#history #libraries #ChristopherColumbus

OUT TODAY!!!

https://wellreadneck.wordpress.com/2019/03/12/the-catalogue-of-shipwrecked-books...

This sounds good.. the creation of a massive sixteenth century library...

https://bookpage.com/reviews/23690-edward-wilson-lee-catalogue-shipwrecked-books...

This book tells the story of the first visionary of the print age. A man who saw the great expansion of knowledge and information brought on by the invention of the printing press. This man would help to change the landscape of thought and society. This man also happened to be Christopher Columbus illegitimate son Hernando Colon.

This is a fun and quirky micro-history about a 16th c. Man who wished to collect all printed material (books, sheet music, pamphlets and even porn) in a great library. How to index such a collection became a necessary question and his possible solutions are fascinating. And, even stranger ... he was Christopher Columbus‘s illegitimate son. The son‘s collection helped to create the propaganda leading to Columbus‘ legacy and helped to ...

Choosing from among these for my January reading. Starting the New Year with Bear and the Nightingale and the tagged ARC from #netgalley

Happy New Reading Year!