columbus, christopher

A Taino Indian boy on the island of San Salvador recounts the landing of Columbus and his men in 1492.

Relates the attempts of Christopher Columbus to find a short sea route to the Indies.

Readers take a trip back in time to learn about the culture and civilization of fifteenth-century Europe and Spain, and the discovery of America by Columbus.

Discusses his and Vespucci's voyages to the Americas, ships, navigation techniques, and Spanish and Portuguese conquests.

An account of Columbus's four transatlantic voyages.

Presents a novel based upon actual events described in the journals of Christopher Columbus that features a young Basque adventurer named Domingo Luca, who is asked to join Columbus on his journey to the new world.

Recounts the events of 1492, during which King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella began the Spanish Inquisition in an attempt to consolidate their power on the Iberian peninsula and free themselves from the rule of the Vatican.

An easy-to-read biography of the sailor who never fully recognized the importance of his discovery which changed history.

A life of the Genoese weaver's son who sought to prove the world is round, telling how he studied map-making in Portugal, waited long years for financial and material support from Isabella of Spain, and finally made four voyages to the New World.