Sterling Biographies®: Christopher Columbus The Voyage That Changed the World

by Berne, Emma Carlson

• ISBN13: 9781402760563
• ISBN10: 1402760566
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2008-08-05
• Publisher: Sterling

Summary

Christopher Columbus and his crew had been sailing for five weeks into uncharted waters before finally reaching land one blazing hot day in 1492. It was a difficult journey that many predicted would be impossible, but Columbus proved them wrong and his voyage changed the world. Columbus had done it: he was the first man to reach the East by sailing west, and he was heralded as the Father of the New World. Columbus would take three more voyages to different places, but he remains best known as the pioneer who opened routes to the exploration and settlement of the Americas. Book jacket.

Table of Contents

Introduction: A Historic Voyage	p. 1
The Boy Cristoforo	p. 2
The Seeds of an Idea	p. 12
Hatching a Plan	p. 19
Columbus at the Court	p. 29
Planning the Journey	p. 42
Life on the Ocean Sea	p. 48
Tierra, Tierra!	p. 56
Searching for the Khan	p. 67
The Triumphant Return	p. 76
The Second Voyage	p. 85
The Third Voyage	p. 100
The Last Voyage	p. 110
Glossary	p. 118
Bibliography	p. 119
Source Notes	p. 120
About the Author	p. 122
Image Credits	p. 122
Index	p. 123
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