Christopher Columbus and the Taino people
"In 1492, Christopher Columbus sailed across the ocean and discovered America. Right? Wrong! Columbus never actually set foot in what is now the United States. His voyages took him to islands in the Caribbean and along the coast of South America. The truth is, when Columbus first arrived, Indig...
| Main Authors: | Messner, Kate (Author), Barreiro, JoseĢ (Author) |
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| Other Authors: | Koch, Falynn, 1985- (Illustrator) |
| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
New York :
Random House,
2023.
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| Edition: | First edition. |
| Series: |
History smashers.
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| Subjects: |
| Summary: |
"In 1492, Christopher Columbus sailed across the ocean and discovered America. Right? Wrong! Columbus never actually set foot in what is now the United States. His voyages took him to islands in the Caribbean and along the coast of South America. The truth is, when Columbus first arrived, Indigenous peoples, including the Taino, had been living there for thousands of years, raising their families, running their societies, and trading with their neighbors. He didn't "discover" the lands at all! And his name? Not even really Christopher Columbus!"-- |
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| Physical Description: |
188 pages : illustrations, map ; 20 cm. |
| Bibliography: |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 171-179) and index. |
| ISBN: |
9780593564264 059356426X 9780593564271 0593564278 |
| Author Notes: |
JOS BARREIRO is a Cuban-born American writer, journalist, and former professor of Native American studies at Cornell University. He is a member of the Taino Nation of the Antilles. |