{"product_id":"2940011877179","title":"My Shipmate Columbus","description":"My Shipmate Columbus appeared in the October 1956 issue of Amazing Stories.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWe've been taught from childhood that the earth is round and that Columbus discovered America. But maybe we take too much on faith. This first crossing for instance. Were you there? Did you see Columbus land? Here's the story of a man who can give us the straight facts.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eStephen Marlowe (born Milton Lesser) was an American author of science fiction, mystery novels, and fictional autobiographies of Christopher Columbus, Spanish author Miguel de Cervantes, and Edgar Allan Poe. He is best known for his detective character Chester Drum, whom he created in the 1955 novel The Second Longest Night. Lesser also wrote under the pseudonyms Adam Chase, Andrew Frazer, C.H. Thames, Jason Ridgway and Ellery Queen.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHe was awarded the French Prix Gutenberg du Livre in 1988, and in 1997 he was awarded the \"Life Achievement Award\" by the Private Eye Writers of America. He lived with his wife Ann in Williamsburg, Virginia.","brand":"Spastic Cat Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47175873495280,"sku":"2940011877179","price":0.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940011877179_p0.jpg?v=1763550818","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940011877179","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}