The Resource Who was first? : discovering the Americas, by Russell Freedman
Who was first? : discovering the Americas, by Russell Freedman
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The item Who was first? : discovering the Americas, by Russell Freedman represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Wilmington Memorial Library.This item is available to borrow from 1 library branch.
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The item Who was first? : discovering the Americas, by Russell Freedman represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Wilmington Memorial Library.
This item is available to borrow from 1 library branch.
- Summary
- "For a long time, most people believed that Christopher Columbus was the first explorer to 'discover' America--the first to make a successful round-trip voyage across the Atlantic. But in recent years, as new evidence has come to light, our understanding of history has changed. We know now that Columbus was among the last explorers to reach the Americas, not the first"--Book jacket
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- vii, 88 pages
- Contents
-
- Before Columbus
- Admiral of the ocean sea
- Did China discover America?
- Leif the lucky
- The not-so-new world
- Who really discovered America?
- Isbn
- 9780618663910
- Label
- Who was first? : discovering the Americas
- Title
- Who was first?
- Title remainder
- discovering the Americas
- Statement of responsibility
- by Russell Freedman
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- "For a long time, most people believed that Christopher Columbus was the first explorer to 'discover' America--the first to make a successful round-trip voyage across the Atlantic. But in recent years, as new evidence has come to light, our understanding of history has changed. We know now that Columbus was among the last explorers to reach the Americas, not the first"--Book jacket
- Awards note
- A Junior Library Guild selection
- Biography type
- contains biographical information
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
- 1929-2018
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Freedman, Russell
- Dewey number
- 970.01
- Illustrations
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- illustrations
- maps
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- E101
- LC item number
- .F885 2007
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
-
- Explorers
- Explorers
- America
- America
- America
- America
- Target audience
- juvenile
- Label
- Who was first? : discovering the Americas, by Russell Freedman
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 83-85) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
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- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Before Columbus -- Admiral of the ocean sea -- Did China discover America? -- Leif the lucky -- The not-so-new world -- Who really discovered America?
- Control code
- 1091029
- Dimensions
- 25 cm.
- Extent
- vii, 88 pages
- Isbn
- 9780618663910
- Isbn Type
- (hardcover)
- Lccn
- 2006102485
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations (chiefly color), map
- System control number
-
- (Sirsi) 1091029
- (OCoLC)86115387
- Label
- Who was first? : discovering the Americas, by Russell Freedman
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 83-85) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Before Columbus -- Admiral of the ocean sea -- Did China discover America? -- Leif the lucky -- The not-so-new world -- Who really discovered America?
- Control code
- 1091029
- Dimensions
- 25 cm.
- Extent
- vii, 88 pages
- Isbn
- 9780618663910
- Isbn Type
- (hardcover)
- Lccn
- 2006102485
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations (chiefly color), map
- System control number
-
- (Sirsi) 1091029
- (OCoLC)86115387
Subject
- America -- Discovery and exploration -- Juvenile literature
- America -- Discovery and exploration | Pre-Columbian
- America -- Discovery and exploration | Pre-Columbian -- Juvenile literature
- America -- Discovery and exploration
- Explorers -- America -- Biography | Juvenile literature
- Explorers
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