Columbus and the Age of DiscoveryIn the tradition of such bestselling PBS series companion volumes as The Civil War and The Story of English, here is the complement to the major seven-part series on Columbus that will air nationally throughout the fall of 1991. Sumptuously illustrated with hundreds of full-color and black-and-white illustrations, photos, charts and maps, this large-format volume will stand alone as a definitive book on the Columbus story and its effect on history. |
Contents
The Idea Takes Shape | 45 |
The Crossing | 103 |
Worlds Lost and Found | 149 |
Copyright | |
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