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The Learning Curve
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NYT Best Seller Laurence Bergreen on 530th Anniversary of Christopher Columbus Discovering the New World

On this special Columbus Day edition of “The Learning Curve," guest host Pioneer Institute's Mary Z. Connaughton talks with Laurence Bergreen, a prize-winning biographer, historian, chronicler of exploration, and the author of Columbus: The Four Voyages, 1492-1504. Mr. Bergreen discusses what people should know about the life, career, and myths around Christopher Columbus, the courageous, ruthless, and complicated explorer and navigator, on the 530th anniversary of his history-changing and ever-controversial discovery of the New World. They review questions about Columbus’ background, faith, and education, as well as details about his four voyages’ differing objectives and his mistreatment of the “indios.” They delve into some of the controversies surrounding his legacy, especially his tragic influence on some of the indigenous peoples of the Caribbean, and the complex political reasons why President Franklin D. Roosevelt made Columbus Day a national holiday in 1937. The interview concludes with Mr. Bergreen's reading from his Columbus biography.
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Pioneer Institute