America The Beautiful
by America was a country of unimagined beauty when these three little ships came scudding through a clear moon filled night in 1492.
Imagine the three little ships scudding through a clear moon filled night in 1492. Almost past hope that they would ever sight land. Sick, hungry and their strength given away to despair. They had been at sea for weeks and nothing but water in sight. Ninety men and boys who thought they would never see home again were ready to mutiny. It was the first attempt to cross the vast waters that were called the “Ocean Sea.”
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Then by luck they sighted birds and knew land had to be near. It was October, the season when millions of birds have flown across the Gulf of Mexico since time memorial. Even so, the men were afraid and Columbus promised if land wasn’t sighted in three days they would turn back. The Pinta sighted a branch in the water and that night the sailors on the Santa Marie sang hymns. The Nina was the smallest ship and trailed behind the others.
About two o’clock in the morning Rodrigo de Triana lookout on the Pinto, saw something that looked like the gleam of a sandy cliff. “Tierra” ‘Tierra” he shouted. Captain Pinzon took a look to be sure it was land. Sure enough, he could see the gleam of the tall white cliffs before him. The ships largest canon was standing,primed and ready to be fired at the moment there was good news. The order was given and the canon was fired to alert the other ships.
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Now imagine the land they were sailing toward. A land of pristine rivers, forests of ancient trees, animals without number, and red men who were sleeping peacefully in their beds who would know little peace once the Europeans stepped onto their shores. The white man had come to take both North and South America as his own. Columbus, himself could not have imagined the vast changes that would sweep over history. These changes would take over three hundred years but these three little ships that weathered the Ocean Sea would change the lives of the red man forever.
On that morning in October redwoods that were there when Christ walked the earth stood tall in their majesty and plains bursting with grass were grazed by herds of buffalo and elk. Giant grizzlies were lords of plains and mountains. Wolves, cougar, weasel, wildcat, lynx, and fox roamed the forests in profusion. Fish swam in the clear waters.
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At this time, the great Iroquois leaders, Dekanawida and Hayowentha (whose name we know as Hiawatha) were establishing the League of the Iroquois, the Five Nations. The League was just beginning to develop its power when, on that fateful morning, the ship Pinta, far away in southern waters fired her canon announcing the sighting of the new land.
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Post CommentJenny Heart
On October 21, 2009 at 11:04 am
Great article!
raman13
On October 21, 2009 at 11:08 am
Interesting Article
Best Regards
Darla Cooke
On October 21, 2009 at 11:10 am
Very interesting!
Teves
On October 21, 2009 at 11:30 am
Nice one…
Francois Hagnere
On October 21, 2009 at 11:31 am
Beautiful America indeed! A great title for a great article.
Thank you.
Papa Sparks
On October 21, 2009 at 11:31 am
In fourteen hundred and ninety-two, Columbus sailed the ocean blue–I still remember that from first grade, 1964.
This was well-written with vivid descriptions.
LoveDoctorGoodBye
On October 21, 2009 at 11:50 am
Great historical information. The title is awesome. I remember the Nina, pinta and santamaria from history class in junior high school. the images and description you use is wonderful.
Butterfly Musings
On October 21, 2009 at 12:04 pm
a great article!
lillyrose
On October 21, 2009 at 12:16 pm
Another great piece of information!
Rana Sinha
On October 21, 2009 at 1:16 pm
Very evocative imagery about the great natural beauty of America. But I wonder what would the view of the people of Dekanawida and Hayowentha be about the events that followed.
Leonardo da Vinci E.
On October 21, 2009 at 1:35 pm
And bringing with them the high technology, social, and political organization which would enable them to conqueor all that was before them. Indeed, it is a lesson to take heed of even in these times.
Frosty Johnson
On October 21, 2009 at 2:01 pm
Lovely article Ruby.
sandie
On October 21, 2009 at 2:22 pm
good read.
Michael Degenhardt
On October 21, 2009 at 2:25 pm
The details are so well provided in your write. Excellent! Michael
Avaxier
On October 21, 2009 at 3:12 pm
Very nice article. It’s so great to learn an American history in an enjoyable story version.
chitragopi
On October 21, 2009 at 4:35 pm
Interesting how Columbus discovered the country
Tanya Wallace
On October 21, 2009 at 5:10 pm
Wonderful historical write Ruby!.I loved the concept about them reaching trees that were as old as Christ,fabulous concept and very thought provoking!A highly enjoyable read
Lostash
On October 21, 2009 at 5:32 pm
We destroy everything and demand that we own everything! England is just the same, and the countryside on our tiny island is disappearing fast!
cebuanaeyez
On October 21, 2009 at 5:32 pm
Excellent piece of information regarding our history. Great job as always Ruby =)
lindalulu
On October 21, 2009 at 7:07 pm
As always Ruby brilliant article!
CA Johnson
On October 21, 2009 at 8:29 pm
This was a great article, Ruby. I think you did a great job of informing people who are not from America about our country.
Mary Patricia Bird
On October 21, 2009 at 8:31 pm
Great article, Ruby.
Karen Gross
On October 21, 2009 at 9:37 pm
Well written, very vivid images, you brought history to life. Unfortunately history is full of stories like this. Men have always wanted to conquer, expand their territory, and increase their wealth. Wonder what history would have been like if women ruled the world?
Shirley Shuler
On October 21, 2009 at 10:01 pm
Great article, Ruby.
overwings
On October 21, 2009 at 10:09 pm
In fact when they saw the wonders of tropical forests they thought they were in paradise.
Eunice Tan
On October 21, 2009 at 10:14 pm
Beautiful America and beautifully written
Yovita Siswati
On October 22, 2009 at 2:01 am
Beautiful imagery and very interesting story.
saranyaf
On October 22, 2009 at 2:41 am
good stuff
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Joe Dorish
On October 22, 2009 at 7:22 am
Must have been some sight to see a New World.
Vikram Chhabra
On October 22, 2009 at 12:01 pm
Indeed a thought provoking article. Often we associate the changes in the world with our own actions rather then the eventual journey of fate. The native Americans came the America’s several centuries earlier. Each one of them had a story just as each one of us does today. I sometimes marvel at the insignificance of us all in front of creation and its multitude diversity….
Snooky
On October 22, 2009 at 1:12 pm
How beautiful indeed, Pure nature, virgin societies, unpolluted rivers and sky, it is breath taking just thinking about it
Thanks for the journey
Olivia Reason
On October 22, 2009 at 1:50 pm
Every time I read one of your articles I feel smarter…
Sourav
On October 22, 2009 at 3:13 pm
I liked the information. A good write.
Tracey Parece
On October 22, 2009 at 4:06 pm
I loved it. I hope you won’t mind that I have added you as a friend. I look forward to reading through many more of your articles. Have a great day!
Ruby Hawk
On October 22, 2009 at 6:01 pm
Thank you all dear friends, I’m taking a new interest in history since I have been researching these pieces. I am educating myself and I hope I am giving you all something interesting to read. Thank you all so much for your support.
Tracey, I’m happy to have you for a friend.
Nydia Esther
On October 23, 2009 at 7:58 am
What a beautiful little journey you took me through this morning! thank you!
PR Mace
On October 24, 2009 at 10:55 pm
Ruby, you have a way with a history story. Great read, well done.
CutestPrincess
On November 14, 2009 at 4:56 pm
A very detailed and well presented history story.