{"product_id":"in-search-of-trade-and-fortune-john-cabot-christopher-columbus-and-the-opening-of-the-atlantic-hardcover","title":"In Search of Trade and Fortune: John Cabot, Christopher Columbus and the Opening of the Atlantic - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eLydia Towns\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eReframes Cabot and Columbus within centuries of Atlantic trade and exploration.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 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.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLydia Towns\u003c\/b\u003e is assistant professor of world history at Stephen F. Austin State University, Texas. She currently lives in Nacogdoches, the oldest town in Texas.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 352\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.3 x 9.3 x 6.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 12, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51409356849375,"sku":"9781836391821","price":37.8,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/dmq3hrPEHN9781836391821.webp?v=1789617450","url":"https:\/\/blackandbarhe.com\/products\/in-search-of-trade-and-fortune-john-cabot-christopher-columbus-and-the-opening-of-the-atlantic-hardcover","provider":"Black \u0026 Barhe Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}