Forgotten Brothers

What if Christopher Columbus owed his successmaybe even his very lifeto two brothers who have been almost completely forgotten in the annals of history? Forgotten Brothers is the story of Martn and Vicente Pinzn, and their instrumental role in the eventual success of Christopher Columbus' mission. Columbus invited Martn Pinzn to join the expedition, but the two men would eventually become bitter rivals. And while heartbreak was the fate for the Pinzns, Columbus returned a victor, and history regards him as a hero. Based on many long-neglected historical treatises, some as many as 140 years old, this book presents a different picture of the facts of the voyagefacts today's history books fail to reveal.