American Heritage Junior Library: Discoverers of the New World

by Josef Berger

Series:American Heritage Junior Library

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The story of the exploration of both North and South America is retold in interesting text and lavish color illustrations.

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Indeholder "Forord", "Hemmeligheden", "Mørkets Hav", "Den Nye Verden", "Gennem landmuren", "Det store, Stille Hav", "Øen Florida", "Erobringen af Mexico og Peru", "Havet i Øst", "Tværs over fastlandet", "De syv gyldne byer", "En genvej til Indien", "Canadiske diamanter", "Champlain's Ny Frankrig", "Nordvestpassagen", "Den store flod", "Den sidste pynt", "Billedregister", "Register".

Skildrer opdagelsen af Amerika, Stillehavet, Florida, Mexico, Peru, De syv gyldne byer, Canada, Nordvestpassagen, Mississippi, Beringsstrædet, Magellanstrædet
Her er alle de gode gamle historier samlet om Vitus Jonassen Bering, Christopher Columbus, James Cook, Sir Francis Drake, Fernão de Magalhães, Amerigo Vespucci og de andre.

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Dec 15, 2008 (Edited)Danish

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