110: Isabel, Anacaona & Columbus's Demise: 1498-1502 Retold: A Conversation with Andrew Rowen

Hello!In this weeks episode, I am joined by Andrew Rowen to discuss his most recent release, the Historical Novel Isabel, Anacaona & Columbus's Demise: 1498-1502 Retold.

This week marked our annual recognition of what is now indigenous peoples day on October 12 but had been Columbus day for almost 90 years. This day and what it means has evolved over time, and in speaking with andrew about his research into this time period, we can gain just a bit more knowledge on how these three individuals, Isabel, Anancaona, and Columbus lived this experience.

This novel is grounded in primary sources and anthropological research that reconstructs from both European and Native perspectives the period of Caribbean history when permanent European colonial settlement began, commencing with Columbus's third voyage.

Andrew Rowen has researched the history of the initial encounters between Europeans and the Caribbean's Taíno peoples for over a dozen years. His novels retell that history from a bicultural perspective based on primary sources, anthropological studies, and site research. He is a graduate of U.C. Berkeley and Harvard Law School and practiced law as a partner at a law firm before writing.

You can find Andrew here: https://www.andrewrowen.com

You can find the book here: https://bookshop.org/p/books/isabel-anacaona-columbus-s-demise-1498-1502-retold-andrew-rowen/5f0dab1f27d21191?ean=9780999196168&next=t