The Race to the New World: Christopher Columbus, John Cabot, and a Lost History of Discovery

by Douglas Hunter

Book Overview

Every schoolchild knows that "in 1492 Columbus sailed the ocean blue"--but what they don't teach you in history class is that he wasn't the only one. In The Race to the New World, Douglas Hunter tells for the first time the fascinating tale of how Christopher Columbus was embroiled in a high-stakes race with Venetian John Cabot to find a shortcut to the East--and how they found a New World that neither was looking for. Employing...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0230341659
• ISBN13: 9780230341654
• Release Date: October 2012
• Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.7" x 8.9"