Last Voyage of Columbus, The by Martin Dugard

Less than a decade after discovering the New World, he has fallen into disgrace, accused by the royal court of being a liar, a secret Jew, and a foreigner who sought to steal the riches of the New World for himself. Christopher Columbus, stripped of his title Admiral of the Ocean Seas, waits in chains in a Caribbean prison built under his orders, looking out at the colony that he founded, nurtured, and ruled for eight years. The tall, freckled explorer with the aquiline nose, whose flaming red hair long. In 2005, he branched out from writing and adventure to take a walk-on position as head cross-country and track coach at JSerra High School in San Juan Capistrano, a position that he still holds.The year is 1500. Dugard’s magazine writing has appeared in Esquire, Outside, Sports Illustrated, and GQ, among others.

The time of 31 hours and 28 minutes set a world record for global circumnavigation. On the more personal side of adventure, Dugard competed in the Raid Gauloises endurance race three times, and flew around the world at twice the speed of sound aboard an Air France Concorde. He followed Henry Morton Stanley’s path across Tanzania while researching Into Africa (managing to get thrown into an African prison in the process) and swam in the tiger shark-infested waters of Hawaii’s Kealakekua Bay to recreate Captain James Cook’s death for Farther Than Any Man. To better understand Columbus he traveled through Spain, the Caribbean and Central America. ĭugard regularly immerses himself in his research to understand characters and their motivations better. In addition, Dugard's popular blog, The Paper Kenyan, offers readers a daily riff on history, endurance sports, and travel. His 2008 screenplay, WARRIOR, is currently in post-production as a feature film starring Kellan Lutz and Ashley Greene.

and The Training Ground Grant, Lee, Sherman, and Davis in the Mexican War, 1846-1848. James Cook, Into Africa: The Epic Adventures of Stanley and Livingstone, The Last Voyage of Columbus. His works include 'Chasing Lance', 'Surviving the Toughest Race on Earth', Farther Than Any Man: The Rise and Fall of Capt. Martin Dugard (born Jin Maine) is an American author living in Rancho Santa Margarita, Orange County, California.

Last Voyage of Columbus, The by Martin Dugard