Discoverers and Explorers

Discoverers and Explorers

by Edward R. Shaw

17 chapters2h 13mEnglish1900

About this book

Tales of the brave and daring explorers that ventured into the unknown "Sea of Darkness" where it was thought monsters and angry gods lived. They dared to sail near the equator which was thought to have such intense heat that it would boil the ocean water. It was also commonly thought at the time that the world was flat, and the ships would fall off the face of the earth. These men overcame these fears to explore and discover new lands. (Summary by Laura Caldwell)

Chapters (16)

1Beliefs as to the World Four Hundred Years Ago
423
2Marco Polo
561
3Columbus
1021
4Vasco Da Gama
262
5John and Sebastian Cabot's Voyages
291
6Amerigo Vespucci
444
7Ponce De Leon
158
8Balboa
306
9Magellan
398
10Hernando Cortes
654
11Francisco Pizarro
406
12Ferdinand De Soto
560
13The Great River Amazon, and El Dorado
812
14Verrazzano
476
15The Famous Voyage of Sir Francis Drake - 1577
481
16Henry Hudson
495

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