History Smashers: Christopher Columbus and the Taino People

This book examines claims about Christopher Columbus alongside the history of the Taíno people. It notes that Columbus's 1492 voyage did not take him to what is now the United States, but to Caribbean islands and the coast of South America. When he arrived, Indigenous peoples including the Taíno had already lived there for thousands of years, raising families, organizing societies, and trading with neighboring communities.