Christopher Columbus: Across the Ocean describes the life and times of Master Navigator Christopher Columbus as he daringly set sail west from Europe, confident he would reach the Indies. Columbus never realized that his voyages across the Atlantic Ocean would be recognized as a major turning point in world history.
Presents an easy-to-read biography of the sailor who never fully recognized the importance of his discovery which changed history.
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.
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.
Recounts the life of the man behind the legend.
"A condensation of my two-volume Admiral of the ocean sea, published at the same time. All the notes have been omitted, and a good many pages of navigational data; a...
The work includes cross-references, bibliographies for each article, and a comprehensive index. The work is fully illustrated, with hundreds of maps, drawings and photographs.
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.