Christopher Columbus

By Mildred Stapley Byne

Book Overview

""Christopher Columbus"" by Mildred Stapley is a biography of the famous explorer who discovered America. The book provides a detailed account of Columbus's life, from his early years in Genoa, Italy, to his voyages across the Atlantic Ocean. The author explores Columbus's motivations for seeking a new route to the East Indies, his struggles to secure funding for his expeditions, and the challenges he faced at sea. The book also delves into Columbus's interactions with the indigenous people he encountered in the New World and the impact of his discoveries on European colonization. The author draws on primary sources to offer a comprehensive and engaging account of Columbus's life and legacy. This book is suitable for readers of all ages who are interested in history, exploration, and the Age of Discovery.Many years after Columbus's death, his son Fernando wrote that his father had studied geography (which was then called cosmogony) at the University of Pavia. Columbus himself never referred to Pavia nor to any other school; nor was it likely that poor parents could afford to send the eldest of five children to spend a year at a far-off university. Certain it is that he never went there after his seafaring life began, for from then on his doings are quite clearly known; so we must admit that while he may have had some teaching in childhood, what little knowledge he possessed of geography and science were self-taught in later years.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1162657871
• ISBN13: 9781162657875
• Release Date: September 2010
• Publisher: Kessinger Publishing
• Length: 116 Pages
• Weight: 0.47 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 7.5" x 9.3"