Nadie se rió de Colón

Synopsis of Nadie se rió de Colón

«Nadie se rió de Colón» is the historical essay by Gerhard Prause, published by Planeta in paperback (320 pages, in Spanish).

Gerhard Prause reviews falsehoods, inventions and legends spread throughout world history and explains how they came to be accepted as true. He analyses the manipulation of facts, the reasons behind it and how it has conditioned our image of the past, with a critical, documented approach that invites readers to question accepted versions.

Part of Planeta's Documento Collection (no. 248). Translated by María José Buxó-Dulce and Pedro Voltes from the German original «Niemand hat Kolumbus ausgelacht». Includes bibliography and index.

For readers of history and popular non-fiction interested in how some of the most famous episodes of the past have been forged and distorted.