Provides an introduction to the life of fifteenth-century Italian explorer Christopher Columbus, whose travels helped map the modern world.
The true legacy of Christopher Columbus is much more complex than the familiar myth of him as the celebrated founder of the New World.
CHILDHOOD OF WORLD FIGURES Christopher Columbus was born in Italy in 1451.
A biography of Christopher Columbus, supplemented with historical and cultural information about the Renaissance world and the New World he explored.
Christopher Columbus did more than discover a new world.
This book seeks to provide the reader with a balanced perspective of Columbus's personality, achievements, and far-reaching effects on cultures on both sides of the Atlantic.
Recounts the life and adventures of the man who was the first in recorded history to sail west across the ocean from Spain, and discovered lands previously unknown to Europeans.
Introduces the life of explorer Christopher Columbus, the first man known to cross the Atlantic Ocean.