The Irving, Washington 1783-1859 creator text utu 2005 monographic en 1 online resource : multiple file formats "The Life and Voyages of Christopher Columbus (Volume II)" by Washington Irving is a biographical work written in 1828. This fictionalized account became the most popular English-language treatment of Columbus for over a century. Irving transformed Spanish historical sources into a hyperbolic narrative that helped shape American nationalist myth-making. Working with explorer Alexander von Humboldt, he charted Columbus's route and landing. However, the work sparked debate among historians for its "active imagination" and perpetuation of the flat Earth myth, blurring the line between historical biography and literary creation. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_History_of_the_Life_and_Voyages_of_Christopher_Columbus Release date is 2005-07-01 Produced by The Online Distributed Proofreading Team Original publication data not identified Columbus, Christopher, 1451-1506 America -- Discovery and exploration -- Spanish Explorers -- America -- Biography Explorers -- Spain -- Biography E011 Original publication data not identified https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/8519 https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/8519 UtSlPG 260607 20260610133223.0 8519