In Search of Trade and Fortune: John Cabot, Christopher Columbus and the Opening of the Atlantic - Hardcover

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In Search of Trade and Fortune: John Cabot, Christopher Columbus and the Opening of the Atlantic - Hardcover

Name: In Search of Trade and Fortune: John Cabot, Christopher Columbus and the Opening of the Atlantic - Hardcover
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by Lydia Towns

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by Lydia Towns (Author)

Reframes Cabot and Columbus within centuries of Atlantic trade and exploration.

What did John Cabot and Christopher Columbus truly achieve--and what did they inherit? In this compelling reassessment, Lydia Towns traces their voyages not as radical departures, but as chapters in a much older story of Atlantic navigation and commerce. Beginning with Celtic and Viking seafarers, she outlines the long prelude to the so-called Age of Exploration, showing how knowledge, ambition, and trade routes shaped the journeys of Cabot and Columbus. Drawing on recent scholarship, Towns reframes these figures within the systems they extended, not invented. She then follows their legacy into the modern age, examining how national myths, public memory, and political uses of history continue to shape our understanding of early exploration. Discovery, this book suggests, was never a solitary act.

Author Biography

Lydia Towns is assistant professor of world history at Stephen F. Austin State University, Texas. She currently lives in Nacogdoches, the oldest town in Texas.

Number of Pages: 352

Dimensions: 1.3 x 9.3 x 6.5 IN

Publication Date: September 12, 2026

ISBN	9781836391821
Author	Lydia Towns
Publisher	Reaktion Books
Genre	History
Format	Hardcover
Published	September 2026
Language	ENG- English
Pages	352
Weight	1.0 lb
Target Audience	Adults
Print Size	Standard Print