clacke: inhibited exhausted pixie dream boy πΈπͺππ°ππ> Irving's writings on Columbus are a mixture of history and fiction, a genre now called romantic history. Irving based them on extensive research in the Spanish archives, but also added imaginative elements aimed at sharpening the story. The first of these works is the source of the durable myth that medieval Europeans believed the Earth was flat. According to the popular book, Columbus proved the Earth was round.
*shakes fist*
Curse you, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Washingt⦠!
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