Title: A bit Euro-centric, but worthwhile
Product review: At the dawn of the 16th century, the world was changing irrovocably. _1492_ succinctly shows the magnitude of the changes that century brought through the remarkable array of personalities that shared that time: Borgia and de Medici Popes; explorers like Diaz, Magellan, cabot, Leon and Columbus; religious leaders like Luther, Savanarola and Torquemada; intellectual luminaries like da Vinci, Erasmus and Michaelangelo.I found it to be much more academically sound than Manchester's _A World Lit Only by Fire_, and I was impressed with how well Litvinoff alluded to Europe's future commercial (and later, industrial) domination in the 19th century through events that began in 1492. Recommended reading.
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