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Who Was First?

Discovering the Americas
Freedman, Russell (Book - - 2007)
Who Was First?


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"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 know now that

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"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 know now that Columbus was among the last explorers to reach the Americas, not the first"--Book jacket.

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Imprint: New York - Clarion Books
Pages: 88
ISBN: 0618663916, 9780618663910
Language: English
Awards & Distinctions: A Junior Library Guild selection
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 83-85) and index
Before Columbus -- Admiral of the ocean sea -- Did China discover America? -- Leif the lucky -- The not-so-new world -- Who really discovered America?
Statement of responsibility: by Russell Freedman
Characteristics: vii, 88 p. :,ill. (chiefly col.), map ;,25 cm.
Author (Original Script): Freedman, Russell
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