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Meltzer, Milton, 1915-2009.

Columbus and the world around him / by Milton Meltzer. - New York : Franklin Watts, - 192 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm

Includes bibliographical references (pages 183-185) and index.

Only Three Continents -- To Serve God and Grow Rich -- A New Age Begins -- Going to Sea -- The Street Corner of Europe -- The Great Enterprise of the Indies -- Three Ships and Ninety Men -- Land! Land! -- The People of the New World -- "I Could Overrun All These Islands ..." -- Admiral of the Ocean Sea -- The Second Voyage -- Gold Hunts and Manhunts -- Columbus in Chains -- The Last Voyage -- Changing the World.

Describes the voyages of Columbus, the terrible impact of the Spaniards on the Indians, and the ultimate cultural influence of the Native Americans on their white conquerors.

ISBN: 0531108996 9780531108994 0531151484 9780531151488

LCCN: 89024764

Subjects--Personal Names:
Columbus, Christopher--Juvenile literature.
Columbus, Christopher.
Columbus, Christopher.

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Explorers--Spain--Biography--Juvenile literature.
Explorers--America--Biography--Juvenile literature.
Explorers.
Discovery and exploration, Spanish.
Explorers.
America--Exploration--Spanish--Juvenile literature.
America--Exploration--Spanish.

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
America--Discovery and exploration--Spanish--Juvenile literature.
America--Discovery and exploration--Spanish.
America.
Spain.

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Biographies.
Juvenile works.
Biographies.
Biography.

LC Class. No.: E111 / .M49 1990

Dewey Class. No.: 970.01/5 B 92