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
2Marco Polo
3Columbus
4Vasco Da Gama
5John and Sebastian Cabot's Voyages
6Amerigo Vespucci
7Ponce De Leon
8Balboa
9Magellan
10Hernando Cortes
11Francisco Pizarro
12Ferdinand De Soto
13The Great River Amazon, and El Dorado
14Verrazzano
15The Famous Voyage of Sir Francis Drake - 1577
16Henry Hudson

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