Amerigo Vespucci: Explorer of South America and the West Indies (Library Binding) (ISBN-13: 9781477787953)

Amerigo Vespucci, the presumed namesake of the continents of North America and South America, is a controversial figure in the history of European exploration. The number of voyages he took to the New World is in dispute, but among his accomplishments, he found a rough method of calculating longitude, made notes on the indigenous peoples he encountered, and published theories proving that Columbus had not landed in India. This volume separates the fact from fiction, the man from the myth, and sets about to responsibly examine the remaining open questions at the heart of this history of New World exploration.

Author: Heather Moore Niver
ISBN-10: 147778795X
ISBN-13: 9781477787953
Publisher: Rosen Young Adult
Language: English
Published: 07/30/2016
Pages: 48
Format: Library Binding
Weight: 0.85lbs
Size: 9.40h x 7.50w x 0.50d