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This paper uses essay style in a creative format to describe how native American author Adrian Louis might respond to Christopher Columbus's plans to pillage the islands of India. The writer uses a letter Christopher Columbus wrote on his plans to return to the islands and what he found there, combined with present examples of short stories authored by Louis, to create this paper.

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"In a letter to Lord Raphael Sanchez dated March 14, 1493, Christopher Columbus describes his most recent expedition. In this expedition, Columbus travels beyond the islands of India and discovers fertile lands containing healthy native Indians who are timid but kind and eager to trade gold for trinkets from the sailors. Columbus describes his future plans to return to the area to trade goods for gold, not so much as to take advantage of the naive Indians, but in order to convert them to Christianity (Columbus). In a series of short stories, author Adrian C. Louis, writes on behalf of..."

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