Download or read book Columbus and Other Heroes of American Discovery (Classic Reprint) written by N. D'Anvers and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-02-20 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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 Skrllings - 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.