Cristoforo Colombo: God's Navigator

Douglas T. Peck is a retired USAF officer and experienced ocean navigator who conducts historical field studies of early explorers by following their navigation logs in a scientifically controlled reconstruction of their voyages. With this pragmatic and proven approach, backed by over eight years of comprehensive academic research, Peck has been able to correct many of the erroneous and distorted views of Columbus and his voyage that persist in popular historical writings. This book first presents a true picture of the intrinsic character of Columbus and the factual purpose of his voyage, then proves conclusively that Columbus was an exceedingly accurate navigator, his navigation log was accurate and easily followed, and his true landfall in the New World was on San Salvador Island in the Bahamas rather than on the several other proposed landfall islands.

Biographies & Memoirs

Peck, Douglas T.

Travelers & Explorers

Columbian Pub

<p>CRISTOFORO COLOMBO - GOD'S NAVIGATOR first presents a true picture of the intrinsic character of Christopher Columbus & the factual purpose of his voyage, then proves conclusively that Columbus was an exceedingly accurate navigator & his navigation log was accurate & easily followed. Peck is a veteran & experienced ocean navigator with an inquisitive & innovative mind that seeks to find the ultimate truth in any project he undertakes. Peck's study involved nine years of intensive academic research & four controlled research voyages reconstructing the tracks of Columbus & Ponce de Leon from the navigational data in their logs, resulting in a positive navigational fix at San Salvador Island. Here the reader will find that Peck's conclusions differ extensively from many popular & accepted writers on the subject. "Peck's book is most opportune in that it corrects the distorted views of Columbus' expertise as a navigator & ends the controversy of his landfall by proving without equivocation that the historic landfall was on the island of San Salvador." - Paolo Emilio Taviani, Dean of the Italian Parliament, Senator for Life, & world renowned Columbian historian & author. This book is not only a readable, informative book for general interest but is a consummate reference book for the serious historian.</p>

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