Christopher Columbus, the Last Templar

by Ruggero Marino

Book Overview

The untold story of the secret alliance behind the "discovery" of America - Reveals how a utopian dream of brotherhood among Christians, Muslims, and Jews fueled a murderous power struggle involving... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1594771901
• ISBN13: 9781594771903
• Release Date: September 2007
• Publisher: Destiny Books
• Length: 392 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.0" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

A Fresh outlook on a historical event we take for granted.

There are connections to the Templars, the Vatican, the Genoese merchants and Marco Polo that the author makes that take the Columbus story from 2-D to 3-D. A must for anyone researching the man and the events leading to the European colonization of America.

Reveals the sources of Columbus' routes and wanderings

Ruggero Marino's CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS, THE LAST TEMPLAR asks whether Columbus was a Templar - and according to historic documents and maps, he was. Marino examines Columbus' sea voyages and reveals the sources of Columbus' routes and wanderings, consider his studies and the myth that Columbus stumbled on the New World rather than deliberately charting his course.