Christopher Columbus and the Discovery of the Americas, Explorers of New Lands
- ISBN-10
- 1438102399
- ISBN-13
- 9781438102399
- Category
- America
- Pages
- 166
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2009-01-01
- Publisher
- Infobase Publishing
- Authors
- William H. Goetzmann, Tim McNeese
Description
Columbus left Spain in 1492 thinking that he could reach China by sailing west across the Atlantic Ocean. When he reached land after five weeks, he thought he had discovered a new route to the East Indies. It was not until much later that people realized
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