NEW YORK, NY – The true story of Christopher Columbus was not only one of victorious discovery; it was also marked by disaster, accusation, and betrayal. Ten short years after Columbus’ startling discovery of the New World, the great explorer languished in a Caribbean prison. There, awaiting the gallows, he plotted what he called his “most treacherous” voyage ever. In collaboration with popular historian, author and explorer Martin Dugard, THE HISTORY CHANNEL brings the fascinating true story of Christopher Columbus’ final journey to full life in COLUMBUS: THE LOST VOYAGE, available on DVD February 12 for $24.95SRP…only from A&E Home Video.
NEW YORK, NY – The true story of Christopher Columbus was not only one of victorious discovery; it was also marked by disaster, accusation, and betrayal. Ten short years after Columbus’ startling discovery of the New World, the great explorer languished in a Caribbean prison. There, awaiting the gallows, he plotted what he called his “most treacherous” voyage ever. In collaboration with popular historian, author and explorer Martin Dugard, THE HISTORY CHANNEL brings the fascinating true story of Christopher Columbus’ final journey to full life in COLUMBUS: THE LOST VOYAGE, available on DVD February 12 for $24.95SRP…only from A&E Home Video.
Join Dugard, acclaimed author of “The Last Voyage of Columbus”, as he unveils Columbus’ checkered history after the initial glory and fame from the discovery of the New World had faded. Humiliated, imprisoned and in abject poverty, the explorer plotted an escape from jail, and a final voyage he hoped would restore his reputation. Still obsessed with finding the Westward Passage, he soon embarked on his ill-fated journey -- one that ended with the loss of his four ships, and left he and his crew shipwrecked with little hope of survival. In this revealing and shocking program, Dugard travels in the wake of the great explorer, visiting the key sites of Columbus’ discoveries and disasters, and reliving one of history’s most epic -- and forgotten -- adventures.
Combining Dugard’s globe-spanning travels -- shot on location the world over -- with vivid dramatic reconstruction and expert interviews, COLUMBUS: THE LOST VOYAGE takes viewers on a journey to the very heart of Columbus’ ordeals, and unspools them like a Hollywood feature film. From Hispaniola and the lush shores of Central America and Panama to the remote beach in Jamaica where his ships were washed up, as well as the jungle where Columbus fought his own mutineers, this journey of discovery brings to rich life the perilous catastrophes and dizzying triumphs of Columbus’ final voyage.
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