Gallagher, Carole S.

Christopher Columbus and the discovery of the New World / Carole S. Gallagher. - Philadelphia : Chelsea House Publishers, c2000. - 63 p. : ill. (some col.), map ; 25 cm. - Explorers of new worlds .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

A biography of the Italian explorer who, in the fifteenth century, became the first European to discover the West Indies, located below the southernmost tip of the United States, in three historic voyages sponsored by Spain's monarchy.

0791055094 : $17.95

99022256


Columbus, Christopher.


Explorers--Biography.


America--Exploration.

E111 / .C15 2000

970.01/5 B