Offers insight into the historical events that prompted Columbus' efforts to establish new trade routes to the Indies, his struggles to obtain financial support for his voyages, and the important discoveries that caused him to become known as the "Great Admiral of the Seas."

Detailed description of Columbus's voyage to the New World in 1492.

"Born in 1451 in the seafaring nation of Genoa in northern Italy, Christopher Columbus grew up watching ships sail into the harbor loaded with riches from Egypt, Spain, England, and Belgium. Columbus was convinced that he could gain gold, silk, ivory, and much personal wealth for himself if he were to sail west from Europe to the East and trade with China and India. When Queen Isabella of Castile and King Ferdinand of Aragon finally provided him with...

Rhyming text describes Christopher Columbus's first voyage to the New World.

Discusses the voyages of Christopher Columbus who determined to beat everyone in the race to the Indies.

Discusses how the achievements of the man credited with discovering America led to the present-day celebration of his landing in the New World.

A biography of the wealthy Spaniard who came to the New World to seek glory and who, in 1541, became the first European to reach the Mississippi River.

Describes the life of the Spanish explorer who first came to the New World with Columbus, went on to become governor of Puerto Rico, and later came to Florida looking for the Fountain of Youth.

With hundreds of facts about the famous explorer and his contemporaries during the Age of Discovery and Exploration, this book offers a comprehensive, informative. and highly readable introduction to the world of Christopher Columbus and the Renaissance explorers. Features personal accounts, maps, primary sources, and graphics.