Historical Fiction books

If you like historical fiction books, check out books written by G. A. Henty. He lived in the late 1800s and wrote lots of books that are very factual about famous wars and civilizations from ancient Egypt to the Boxer Rebelion in China in the early 1900s. He also wrote books about Sir Fracis Drake, the travels of Cortez and the ancient Inca civilization, as well as the Seven Years war (in Canada), the war of American Independence (from a British point of view) and the American Civil War. These are an awesome way to learn about history as well as have fun reading. The link to the publisher is:

https://www.prestonspeed.com/cart/index.php?act=viewCat&catId=3

How did he end up this way???

It is sobering to read what he was like in the beginning of his journey and what he ended up being and accomplishing...

This is account of the end of Columbus' life from the site Taylor posted...

"During Columbus' stint as governor and viceroy, he had been accused of governing tyrannically. Columbus was physically and mentally exhausted; his body was wracked by arthritis and his eyes by ophthalmia. In October 1499, he sent two ships to Spain, asking the Court of Spain to appoint a royal commissioner to help him govern.

The Court appointed Francisco de Bobadilla, a member of the Order of Calatrava; however, his authority stretched far beyond what Columbus had requested. Bobadilla was given total control as governor from 1500 until his death in 1502. Arriving in Santo Domingo while Columbus was away, Bobadilla was immediately peppered with complaints about all three Columbus brothers: Christopher, Bartolomé, and Diego. Consuelo Varela, a Spanish historian, states: "Even those who loved him [Columbus] had to admit the atrocities that had taken place."^[29][30]

As a result of these testimonies and without being allowed a word in his own defense, Columbus upon his return, had manacles placed on his arms and chains on his feet and was cast into prison to await return to Spain. He was 53 years old...

According to testimony of 23 witnesses during his trial, Columbus regularly used barbaric acts of torture to govern Hispaniola. ^[26]

Columbus and his brothers lingered in jail for six weeks before the busy King Ferdinand ordered their release. Not long thereafter, the king and queen summoned the Columbus brothers to their presence at the Alhambra palace in Granada. There the royal couple heard the brothers' pleas; restored their freedom and their wealth; and, after much persuasion, agreed to fund Columbus' fourth voyage.

On May 20, 1506, at about the age of 55, Columbus died in Valladolid, fairly wealthy from the gold his men had accumulated in Hispaniola. When he died he was still convinced that his journeys had been along the east coast of Asia..."

an interesting fact about Christopher Columbus

On Christmas Eve, the Santa Maria was wrecked near Haiti. Columbus built a fort and left 40 men to hunt for gold. Then he returned to Spain on the Nina. The Pinta also returned. The people of Spain welcomed him as a hero.

I didn't know that this happened, just thought it was interesting and that you guys might want to read it. oh yeah here's an interesting pic of Chris:

I found something!!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christopher_Columbus
if you scroll down to the "The Fourth Voyage" its really interesting..
like the fact that he took along his 13 year old son.

Indians in the Kansas City area

I found two awesome pages about the indians in the Kansas City Area:

http://www.nativeamericans.com/Pre-Columbian.htm

http://www.nativeamericans.com/Natives.htm

In the second link, if you scroll down the page about 1/4, you'll find some info about the indians that lived in the great plains area.

today in the prayer room

i think next time were in the prayer room they should make sure thy have our section blocked off for us...what do you guys think?

uh huh

Yea i got the blogging thing down! I am ready to get this class kicked off

Columbus...

This website is informative... Let me know what you have found interesting so far about Christopher....

So fun.

Hey Class,
I am so looking forward to all the great insights and commentary you will have on the History of America...