Columbus and Other Heroes of American Discovery (Classic Reprint)

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Excerpt from Columbus and Other Heroes of American Discovery America known to the Ancients - The Island of Atlantis - Scandinavian Emigration - Eric the Red and Gunnbiorn - Bjarni Herjulfson and Leif the Lucky - Discovery of Vinland - Thorvald and the Skrællings - A terrible Struggle - An heroic Amazon - Retreat of the Danes - Return of Freydis to Vinland - Massacre of Colonists by her Orders - Total Disappearance of Scandinavian Settlement - Madoc of Wales - The Brothers Zeni - Marco Polo - Early Life of Columbus - The Astrolabe applied to Navigation - A Hearing at last - Duplicity of John II. - Columbus in Poverty and Exile - A generous Prior - Hope and Despair - Isabella is won over - Full Powers granted to Columbus T- he Start from Saltos - Discontent of Sailors - Variation of Compass - Mutiny - Land Ahead! - Discovery of the West Indian Islands - Return to Spain - Second and Third I Voyages - Death in Poverty and Disgrace - Amerigo Vespucci - The Cabots - First Landing in North America - The Cortereals - Breton Fishermen, The Spanish in the Gulf of Mexico- Vasco Nunez de Balboa concealed in a Cask - His Pardon - Shipwreck and Rescue of Explorers by Balboa - His Discovery of jthe Pacific - His Murder by Anias - Expedition of Ponce de Leon - The Discovery of Florida and Search for the Fountain of Youth - Leon's Death from poisoned Arrows - Discovery of the Mouths of the Pacific by Francis Garay - Lucas Vasquez de Ayllon in Florida - His Cruelty to the Natives - Their Retaliation Verrazano on the Atlantic coast of North America - The Invasion of Florida by Pamphilo de Narvaez - His Disappointment, Retreat, and Death - The Captivity and Escape of four of his Followers - The Expedition of Hernando de Soto - Meeting with Juan Ortiz - His romantic Story - An Indian burned alive - A native Princess - At the foot of the Apalachian Mountains - Southward to Mavilla - Struggle with Indians - Westward ho! and Discovery of the Mississippi - De Soto in a new Character - His Death and Burial in the Mississippi - Escape of his Men under his Successor, Luis Muscoso de Alvarado - Murder of Louis Cancello, the Missionary - Expedition of De Luna. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.