Gold, Glory and the Gospel. Louis B. Wright. VG 1970 first edition. Renaissance explorers. Henry the Navigator. Sir Walter Raleigh.

This is a very good hardcover first edition of distinguished historian Louis B. Wright's "Gold Glory and the Gospel." Maps by Ava Morgan. The book is scholarly, but a lively and compelling read! CONDITION: Very good hardcover in very good, unclipped jacket and protective Brodart plastic. Clean, square boards. Small, stray on half-title. Erased previous seller notes/prices on endpaper and front matter page. JACKET has light edgewear. Crisp and very nice overall. PLEASE see all photos. From the jacket: Wright has "sorted out the contradictory motives and behavior of the European explorers and exploiters in this golden age [15th century]." His list of adventurers is long and colorful: Columbus, da Gama, Magellan, Cortes, Pizarro. Atheneum 1970, stated first edition LOC 74-124978 362 pages Ships carefully via USPS MEDIA MAIL from Portland, Oregon.