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Who was first? : discovering the Americas /
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| Author |
Freedman, Russell.
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| Call Number |
j970.01 FRE |
| Publisher |
New York : Clarion Books, |
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Subject
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Explorers.
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Juvenile literature.
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America -- Discovery and exploration.
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America -- Discovery and exploration -- Pre-Columbian.
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| URL |
http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip077/2006102485.html |
| Title Statement |
Who was first? : discovering the Americas / by Russell Freedman. |
| Description |
vii, 88 p. : ill. (chiefly col.), map ; 25 cm. |
| Bookplate |
This book was made possible by a gift from Jessica Barth. |
| Contents |
Before Columbus -- Admiral of the ocean sea -- Did China discover America? -- Leif the lucky -- The not-so-new world -- Who really discovered America? |
| Summary |
"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". |
| Bibliography Note |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 83-85) and index. |
| Awards Notes |
A Junior Library Guild selection |
| ISBN |
0618663916 (hardcover) : |
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9780618663910 (hardcover) : |
| LCCN |
2006102485 |
| Hold Requests |
0 |
| Bib No. |
1124515 |
