Who was first? discovering the Americas

"For a long time, most people believed that Christopher Columbus was the first explorer to 'discover' America--the first to make a successful round-trip voyage across the Atlantic. But in recent years, as new evidence has come to light, our understanding of history has changed. We know now that Colu...

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Main Author: Freedman, Russell
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Clarion Books, c2007.
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245 1 0 |a Who was first? :  |b discovering the Americas /  |c by Russell Freedman. 
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300 |a vii, 88 p. :  |b ill. (chiefly col.), map ;  |c 25 cm. 
504 |a Includes bibliographical references (p. 83-85) and index. 
505 0 |a Before Columbus -- Admiral of the ocean sea -- Did China discover America? -- Leif the lucky -- The not-so-new world -- Who really discovered America? 
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