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 kno...

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Main Author: Freedman, Russell.
Format: Books Print Book
Language: English
Published: New York : Clarion Books, c2007.
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Table of Contents:
  • Before Columbus
  • Admiral of the ocean sea
  • Did China discover America?
  • Leif the lucky
  • The not-so-new world
  • Who really discovered America?