1492: The Year the World Began - Softcover

In his stimulating new book, Fernandez-Armesto offers a model of how to write popular history: accessible, provocative and full of telling detail. (4 stars)--Mail on Sunday (London)

"In this admirable history, Fernández-Armesto has written a book of travels not unlike those of Marco Polo, filled with marvels and sensations, rich in description and replete with anecdote. 1492 is a compendium of delights."--The Times (London)

"Fernández-Armesto challenges some long-standing historical thinking.... The compiled information adds immensely to the understanding of world that ended and began in 1492.... 1492 changes our view of history."--San Antonio Express-News

"Fernandez-Armesto's narrative fluidity, not to mention an ability to turn a phrase, converts facts into context in an attractively readable manner.... Surveying the planet entire in 1492, Fernández-Armesto brilliantly sweeps a startling breadth of history into his unified narrative."--Booklist