Christopher Columbus
The maps that Europeans were used to seeing did not show any continent other than Europe, Asia and Africa. To the Europeans these were the only continents that existed. They depicted the three continents as a big blob of earth with bodies of water cutting into it. The Europeans knew little about ....
How History Affects Writers
There are many different factors that influence the way a story is written. Anything from a sight the author saw that day to a particular song the author heard can affect the outcome of a narration. Perhaps one of the most influential elements that a writer is exposed to is history. American his....