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Christopher Columbus and the Discovery of the New World

Gallagher, Carole.

Christopher Columbus and the Discovery of the New World - Philadelphia Chelsea House Publishers 2002 - 64p.: col. ill.

When Columbus left Spain with three ships in 1492, he thought that by sailing west across the Atlantic Ocean he could reach China. When his ships reached land after five weeks at sea, the sailor was convinced he had discovered a new route. It was not until much later that people realized he had found the New World.

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