Christopher Columbus

By Mildred Stapley Byne

Book Overview

""Christopher Columbus"" by Mildred Stapley is a biography of the famous explorer who is credited with discovering the New World. The book provides a detailed account of Columbus's life, from his early years in Genoa, Italy, to his voyages across the Atlantic Ocean. Stapley explores Columbus's motivations for embarking on his journey, his struggles to secure funding and support for his expedition, and the challenges he faced on his voyage. The book also delves into the impact that Columbus's discovery had on the world and the controversy that surrounds his legacy. With its engaging narrative and thorough research, ""Christopher Columbus"" is an informative and fascinating read for anyone interested in the history of exploration and 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: 1419113100
• ISBN13: 9781419113109
• Release Date: June 2004
• Publisher: Kessinger Publishing
• Length: 116 Pages
• Weight: 0.47 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 7.5" x 9.3"