Discovery of America

By Jacob Abbott

Book Overview

Set sail into the age of exploration and discovery in this vivid account of the voyages and adventures that opened the Americas to the European world.

In American History: Volume II-Discovery of America, celebrated historian Jacob Abbott recounts the dramatic era of exploration that transformed the course of world history. Combining vivid storytelling with historical insight, Abbott brings to life the daring navigators, explorers, adventurers, and seafarers who crossed unknown oceans in search of new lands, wealth, trade routes, and glory.

Readers journey into the world of fifteenth- and sixteenth-century exploration, following the famous voyages of Christopher Columbus and the expeditions that revealed the existence of continents previously unknown to Europe. The narrative vividly recreates the dangers of ocean travel, the uncertainty of navigation, storms at sea, and the courage required to venture into unexplored waters during an age when much of the world remained a mystery.

Abbott introduces readers to the explorers, monarchs, and rival European powers that competed for influence and territory in the New World. Alongside tales of discovery and adventure are accounts of exploration along the coasts and rivers of the Americas, encounters with indigenous peoples, and the beginnings of European settlement and empire-building in the Western Hemisphere.

More than a history of voyages, Discovery of America is a portrait of an age driven by exploration, innovation, and the desire to expand the boundaries of human knowledge. This carefully restored reprint revives a classic historical volume for modern readers interested in exploration, early America, and the beginnings of the modern world.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1500444812
• ISBN13: 9781500444815
• Release Date: July 2014
• Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
• Length: 170 Pages
• Weight: 0.52 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.0" x 9.0"