Follows the first voyage of discovery made by Christopher Columbus through excerpts from the journal he kept.
"An interpretive examination of the legal documents that granted Columbus rights in and to the New World, with a facsimile of the original copy of the Book of Privileges that is housed in the Library of Congress"--Provided by publisher.
Schoolchildren will be fascinated by this clear account of Columbus's voyages and his encounters with storms, Indians, and political intrigue.
Today, it is Ohio's largest city. Forgotten Columbus features many people, places, and events that defined this burgeoning 19th and early-20th century city.
Believing themselves the most civilized of the world's peoples , the Chinese sought an acknowledgment of their status ; by the time Cheng Ho's voyages came to an end , more than twenty separate realms had joined in offering voluntary ...
A biography of the fifteenth-century Italian seaman and navigator who unknowingly discovered a new continent while looking for a western route to India.
In 1910, Marvin E. Fornshell wrote in highly inflated language that “the architecture of the main building is of the simplest order; no attempt having been made to follow or imitate any of the classic or known styles; nevertheless, ...
Based on the startling revelations that the author presented in his adult-level 1491: New Revelations of the Americas Before Columbus, this book for young readers is a fascinating full-color journey into the world of the many advanced ...
The loss of part of his collection to another maritime disaster in 1522, set off the final scramble to complete this sublime project, a race against time to realize a vision of near-impossible perfection. “Magnificent…a thrill on almost ...
An extraordinary novel inspired by true events. 1943.
A Radcliffe undergraduate and a Newark public library employee engage in a summer romance