Felipe Fernandez-Armesto Quotes
Only Three Routes Of Upward Mobility Were Available To Socially Ambitious Upstarts Such As Columbus: War, The Church, And The Sea. Columbus Probably Contemplated All Three: He Wanted A Clerical Career For One Of His Brothers, And Fancied Himself As "a Captain Of Cavaliers And Conquests." But Seafaring Was A Natural Choice, Especially For A Boy From A Maritime Community As Single-minded As That Of Genoa. Opportunities For Employment And Profit Abounded.
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