The Discovery of the Americas

by Betsy and Giulio Maestro

Paperback, 1991

Status

Available

Call number

917.041

Publication

(1991)

Description

Discusses both hypothetical and historical voyages of discovery to America by the Phoenicians, Saint Brendan of Ireland, the Vikings, and such later European navigators as Columbus, Cabot, and Magellan.

User reviews

LibraryThing member wichitafriendsschool
With excellent illustrations and simple maps, this book begins with the First Peoples travel to "America" over the land bridge and ends with Columbus, Cabot, Vespucci, de Balboa, and Magellan. The book places Columbus in context with what happened before and happened after Columbus' voyages.

Language

ISBN

0590465155 / 9780590465151

DDC/MDS

917.041
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