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The American continents were for ages a mystery. A lost world hidden in the expanses of the unexplored Ocean Sea. They were discovered at last by a poor weaver's son, who, although an excellent navigator, never realized what he had found. In fact, the discovery of the New World was a mistake!
This is the action-filled story of that "mistake," a true tale about a real man -- Christopher Columbus, mapmaker, explorer, dreamer, hero and tyrant. You will read about the way he and his sailors lived and worked; how his ships were built and how they were sailed on the daring voyage of discovery.
The medieval world in which Columbus lived is vividly portrayed. The reader is taken into the streets and wharves and shops of the cities; into every nook and cranny of the Pinta, Niña and Santa Maria; into the pageantry of the royal courts of Spain and Portugal; and into the tropic jungles of the new-found lands.
Beautifully illustrated with pictures and maps, The Real Book About Christopher Columbus recreates a fascinating character and momentous time in history.
From the dust jacket
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