Explorations in America Before Columbus
Author: Hjalmar Rued Holand
Publisher:
Published: 2013-03
Total Pages: 384
ISBN-13: 9781258648763
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Before Columbus
Author: Charles C. Mann
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Published: 2009-09-08
Total Pages: 128
ISBN-13: 1416949003
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA companion book for young readers based upon the explorations of the Americas in 1491, before those of Christopher Columbus.
Who was First?
Author: Russell Freedman
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Published: 2007
Total Pages: 100
ISBN-13: 9780618663910
DOWNLOAD EBOOKDiscusses the possibility that America was discovered by someone other than Columbus.
Christopher Columbus and the Age of Exploration for Kids
Author: Ronald A. Reis
Publisher: Chicago Review Press
Published: 2013-10-01
Total Pages: 162
ISBN-13: 1613746776
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAn NCSS Notable Social Studies Trade Book for Young People Christopher Columbus is one of the most famous people in world history, yet few know the full story of the amazing, resourceful, and tragic Italian explorer. Christopher Columbus and the Age of Exploration for Kids portrays the "Admiral of the Ocean Seas" neither as hero nor heel but as a flawed and complex man whose significance is undeniably monumental. Kids will gain a fuller picture of the seafarer's life, his impact, and the dangers and thrills of exploration as they learn about all four of Columbus's voyages to the New World, not just his first, as well as the year that Columbus spent stranded on the island of Jamaica without hope of rescue. Students, parents, and teachers will appreciate the in-depth discussions of the indigenous peoples of the New World and of the consequences of Columbus's voyages—the exchange of diseases, ideas, crops, and populations between the New World and the Old. Fun hands-on activities illuminate both the nautical concepts introduced and the times in which Columbus lived. Kids can: Tie nautical knots Conduct a blanket (silent) trade Make a compass Simulate a hurricane Take nautical measurements And much more
Personal Narrative of the First Voyage of Columbus to America
Author: Christopher Columbus
Publisher:
Published: 1827
Total Pages: 488
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOKLetter Of Christopher Columbus To Rafael Sanchez, Written On Board The Caravel While Returning From His First Voyage
Author: Christopher Columbus
Publisher:
Published: 2021-03-15
Total Pages: 40
ISBN-13: 9789354483202
DOWNLOAD EBOOKLetter Of Christopher Columbus To Rafael Sanchez, Written On Board The Caravel While Returning From His First Voyage has been considered by academicians and scholars of great significance and value to literature. This forms a part of the knowledge base for future generations. So that the book is never forgotten we have represented this book in a print format as the same form as it was originally first published. Hence any marks or annotations seen are left intentionally to preserve its true nature.
They Came Before Columbus
Author: Ivan Van Sertima
Publisher: Random House Trade Paperbacks
Published: 2003-09-23
Total Pages: 358
ISBN-13:
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Before Columbus
Author: Elizabeth Cody Kimmel
Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers
Published: 2004-07
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9780375823077
DOWNLOAD EBOOKFive hundred years before Columbus, a young Viking named Leif Eriksson crossed the Atlantic and became the first-known European to set foot in North America. The tale of the crossing has been passed down for 1000 years. Now Elizabeth Cody Kimmel retells it to a new audience, painting a vivid picture of what Eriksson might have experienced. Includes reproductions of maps, illustrations, and Viking artifacts.
Who Discovered America?
Author: Gavin Menzies
Publisher: Harper Collins
Published: 2013-10-08
Total Pages: 293
ISBN-13: 0062236776
DOWNLOAD EBOOKGreatly expanding on his blockbuster 1421, distinguished historian Gavin Menzies uncovers the complete untold history of how mankind came to the Americas—offering new revelations and a radical rethinking of the accepted historical record in Who Discovered America? The iconoclastic historian’s magnum opus, Who Discovered America? calls into question our understanding of how the American continents were settled, shedding new light on the well-known “discoveries” of European explorers, including Christopher Columbus. In Who Discovered America? he combines meticulous research and an adventurer’s spirit to reveal astounding new evidence of an ancient Asian seagoing tradition—most notably the Chinese—that dates as far back as 130,000 years ago. Menzies offers a revolutionary new alternative to the “Beringia” theory of how humans crossed a land bridge connecting Asia and North America during the last Ice Age, and provides a wealth of staggering claims, that hold fascinating and astonishing implications for the history of mankind.
A Voyage Long and Strange
Author: Tony Horwitz
Publisher: Henry Holt and Company
Published: 2008-04-29
Total Pages: 468
ISBN-13: 1429937734
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe bestselling author of Blue Latitudes takes us on a thrilling and eye-opening voyage to pre-Mayflower America On a chance visit to Plymouth Rock, Tony Horwitz realizes he's mislaid more than a century of American history, from Columbus's sail in 1492 to Jamestown's founding in 16-oh-something. Did nothing happen in between? Determined to find out, he embarks on a journey of rediscovery, following in the footsteps of the many Europeans who preceded the Pilgrims to America. An irresistible blend of history, myth, and misadventure, A Voyage Long and Strange captures the wonder and drama of first contact. Vikings, conquistadors, French voyageurs—these and many others roamed an unknown continent in quest of grapes, gold, converts, even a cure for syphilis. Though most failed, their remarkable exploits left an enduring mark on the land and people encountered by late-arriving English settlers. Tracing this legacy with his own epic trek—from Florida's Fountain of Youth to Plymouth's sacred Rock, from desert pueblos to subarctic sweat lodges—Tony Horwitz explores the revealing gap between what we enshrine and what we forget. Displaying his trademark talent for humor, narrative, and historical insight, A Voyage Long and Strange allows us to rediscover the New World for ourselves.
