Offers insight into the historical events that prompted Columbus' efforts to establish new trade routes to the Indies, his struggles to obtain financial support for his voyages, and the important discoveries that caused him to become known ...
This definitive edition of Columbus's account of the voyage presents the most accurate printed version of his journal available to date.
Introduces the life of explorer Christopher Columbus, the first man known to cross the Atlantic Ocean, and discusses what he found when he reached the islands now known as the West Indies.
Presents an easy-to-read biography of the sailor who never fully recognized the importance of his discovery which changed history.
No gamble in history has been more momentous than the landfall of Columbus's ship the Santa Maria in the Americas in 1492 - an event that paved the way for the conquest of a 'New World'.
A simple account of Christopher Columbus' first voyage to America.
Crosby , Alfred W. , Jr. The Columbian Exchange : Biological and Cultural Consequences of 1492. Westport , Conn . , 1972 . ... W. Fitzhugh . Washington , D.C. , 1985 . 1973 . Friede , Juan , and Benjamin Keen , 306 Bibliography.
Recounts the life of the man behind the legend.
Table of Contents Introduction by William H. Goetzmann vi 1 A Battle at Sea 1 2 Birth of a Great Seaman 12 3 A Life Lived by the Sea 28 4 Selling His Dream 43 5 Setting Sail at Last 58 6 A Voyage of Discovery 73 7 Exploring a New World ...