Journal of the First Voyage of Columbus

By: Christopher Columbus

Narrated by: Jack Chekijian

These are the words of Christopher Columbus - the record of his first voyage to America. His private journal from the trip was lost, but not before being studied and condensed by later writers like Spanish historian and Dominican friar Bartolomé de Las Casas, whose abridgement has been changed to first person perspective for this production (Columbus' actual words were often included by the friar). The result is a personal record of an enterprise which changed the whole face of history. The tale of the voyage was edited by Edward G. Bourne, PhD, in 1906 for The Northmen, Columbus and Cabot, 985-1503.

Public Domain (P)2017 Jack Chekijian

Ignore the haters and read the man's own words

Hearing CC's actual report to the Spanish Crown runs quite contrary to the hate he gets online. While he made factual assessments of the Caribbean Natives' demeanor and the ease with which they might be subdued, he also advocated for their humane treatment and for fair trade. This was a great read.

Fake Accent is Annoying…

The fake accent was annoying throughout the whole book. It would’ve been better not to have an accent at all, as opposed to a fake accent. Very sad.

It was well updated in modern English to understand what was going on in Columbus mind.

The narrator’s accent makes listening to the book very compelling and makes you more likely to get immersed into the stories.

Detailed look inside Columbus’s head.

An extremely detailed account of Columbus’s voyage in his own words. Fascinating to get inside Columbus’s head to hear exactly what he was thinking every step of the way.

Columbus' take on how beautiful everything was

showed the vast contradictions that Columbus had with views of the people and their ways