About this episode

Edward Wilson-Lee discusses the remarkable story of Hernando Colón's quest to build a comprehensive library.

Author Edward Wilson-Lee joins Brewster Kahle to uncover the astonishing true story behind The Catalogue of Shipwrecked Books . Wilson-Lee chronicles the adventures of Hernando Colón, who sailed with his father Christopher Columbus before setting out to build a library of everything ever printed—a quest marked by shipwreck, mutiny, and the relentless pursuit of knowledge. Grab your copy of The Catalogue Of Shipwrecked Books from The Booksmith: https://www.booksmith.com/book/9781982111403 This conversation was recorded on 6/28/2022. Watch the full video recording at: https://archive.org/details/book-talk-the-catalogue-of-shipwrecked-books Check out all of the Future Knowledge episodes at https://archive.org/details/future-knowledge

People in this episode

Host: Brewster Kahle

Guest: Edward Wilson-Lee

Topics covered

• literature
• history
• exploration
• library
• knowledge
• adventure

Keywords

• shipwrecked books
• Hernando Colón
• library
• Christopher Columbus
• adventure
• knowledge
• literature

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: The Booksmith

Books & works: The Catalogue of Shipwrecked Books

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