Bibliograph

The European rediscovery of America, how European explorers like Christopher Columbus, John Cabot, Amerigo Vespucci, Pedro Alvarez Cabral, and the Corte-Real brothers sailed to the continents they would call the New World, Kelly Wittmann

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The European rediscovery of America, how European explorers like Christopher Columbus, John Cabot, Amerigo Vespucci, Pedro Alvarez Cabral, and the Corte-Real brothers sailed to the continents they would call the New World, Kelly Wittmann

Language

eng

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The European rediscovery of America

Oclc number

50043207

Responsibility statement

Kelly Wittmann

Series statement

Exploration and discovery

Sub title

how European explorers like Christopher Columbus, John Cabot, Amerigo Vespucci, Pedro Alvarez Cabral, and the Corte-Real brothers sailed to the continents they would call the New World

Summary

Discusses the fifteenth- and sixteenth-century explorers who landed in the Americas and returned to Europe believing that they had discovered a new world

Table Of Contents

The landing -- Europe's quest for riches -- The life and travels of Columbus -- The rivals of Columbus -- John Cabot's voyages for England -- A new beginning, a tragic end

Target audience

pre adolescent

Classification