Westward with ColumbusThrough the eyes of Pedro, a young boy on the Santa Maria, readers relive what it was like to sail on the fateful voyage that changed the world forever. Full colour photographs of John Dyson's 1990 voyage in the new Niņa, as well as original illustrations, historical paintings, maps and diagrams, give a vivid picture of what it was like to sail with Columbus. |
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User Review - Jane Doe - KirkusInspired by a Spanish scholar's belief that contradictions in Columbus's diary imply that the explorer sailed a more southerly route than is generally believed—and that he had a secret chart to guide ... Read full review
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Westward with Columbus: Set Sail on the Voyage That Changed the World John Dyson No preview available - 1993 |
Westward With Columbus: Set Sail on the Voyage That Changed the World John Dyson No preview available - 1991 |
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Bibliographic information
| Title | Westward with Columbus Time Quest Series Time quest book |
| Authors | John Dyson, Peter Christopher |
| Photographs by | Peter Christopher |
| Contributor | Peter Christopher |
| Edition | illustrated |
| Publisher | Random House of Canada Ltd, 1991 |
| ISBN | 039422244X, 9780394222448 |
| Length | 64 pages |
| Subjects | › America America Discovery and exploration Spanish Juvenile fiction Biography & Autobiography / Adventurers & Explorers |
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