Amerigo Vespucci: Explorer of South America and the West Indies

by Heather Moore Niver

Book Overview

Amerigo Vespucci, the presumed namesake of the continents of North America and South America, is a controversial figure in the history of European exploration. The number of voyages he took to the New World is in dispute, but among his accomplishments, he found a rough method of calculating longitude, made notes on the indigenous peoples he encountered, and published theories proving that Columbus had not landed in India. This volume separates the...

• Format: Library Binding
• Language: English
• ISBN: 147778795X
• ISBN13: 9781477787953
• Release Date: July 2016
• Publisher: Rosen Young Adult
• Length: 48 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 7.5" x 9.4"
• Age Range: 10 to 15 years
• Grade Range: Grades 5 to 10