Fortune Is a River Leonardo Da Vinci and Niccolo Machiavellis Magnificent Dream to Change the Course of Florentine History

Few people know that Leonardo da Vinci & Niccolo Machiavelli crossed paths when Leonardo worked in Cesare Borgia's court & Machiavelli was Florence's ambassador there. Soon thereafter, they formed a friendship & an alliance. During the first decade of the 16th century, the pair joined together to build a system of canals that would make the Arno River navigable from Florence to the sea. The Florentine government tried & failed to realize a portion of this plan in 1504. This ill-fated canal was one of a series of failures for Leonardo, who ultimately departed Florence for Milan, Rome, & France. For Machiavelli it was another military failure & was sent to prison, where he wrote The Prince. Illustrations.Masters, Roger D. is the author of 'Fortune Is a River Leonardo Da Vinci and Niccolo Machiavellis Magnificent Dream to Change the Course of Florentine History' with ISBN 9780756751241 and ISBN 0756751241.