Dogs of God?

Question

has anyone read this book? Plz help me with it!

Answer 1

Seems to be a less than interesting book. Oh well, read this and follow the link for more info.

James Reston's Dogs of God attempts to draw together these apparently disparate strands, arguing that Columbus's voyage to the New World was inextricably linked to the victory of Christianity over Islam in the Iberian peninsula. It's an interesting thesis, and his research has led him into a rich and fascinating period of European history. The last quarter of the 15th century was turbulent, violent and characterized by religious bigotry. It was also a time when mariners were pushing their caravels into uncharted waters. As Reston -- the author of three books on medieval history, including Warriors of God, an account of the Third Crusade -- makes clear, one of history's supreme ironies is that the European discovery of the New World and the rolling back of global horizons were sponsored by two monarchs whose vision of the world seems (to modern eyes) myopic and terrifyingly prejudiced.