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Title:
Who was Amerigo Vespucci? : he who named America.
Edition:
First Edition
Publisher:
Dissected Lives Booksan imprint of Speedy Publishing, LLC,
Copyright Date:
©2019
Description:
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations, maps ; 23 cm
Subject:
Vespucci, Amerigo,--1451-1512--Juvenile literature.
Explorers--America--Juvenile literature.--Juvenile literature.
America--Discovery and exploration--Juvenile literature.
Biographies.
Other Authors:
Dissected Lives (Firm), author. (local)386817
Contents:
The early life of Amerigo Vespucci -- The years before exploration -- Amerigo Vespucci's voyages -- America was named after Amerigo Vespucci -- The final years of Amerigo Vespucci -- Summary.
Summary:
Columbus did not name the Americas. It was Amerigo Vespucci who did it. This educational book features Amerigo Vespucci as the Italian trader and explorer who first sailed to the New World in 1499. His voyages confirmed that what Columbus found was not India, but it was indeed America.
ISBN:
1541950755
9781541950757 (pbk) :
Locations:
AXPF626 -- Oskaloosa Public Library (Oskaloosa)

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