Pedro's Journal
by Pam Conrad
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The cabin boy on the "Santa Maria" keeps a diary which records his experiences when he sails with Columbus on his first voyage to the New World in 1492.Tags
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This book, while not specifically about the American Revolution, is more about the voyage over to the colonies. This book could be used as a pre-introduction to the American Revolution to build prior knowledge before jumping into the Revolutionary War.
Young Pedro, a boy who accompanied Christopher Columbus on his voyages, recounts in his journal the sights he sees and the adventures and dangers he encounters on the trip. Reprint.
This Book is about Pedro the ships boy and his journey to the West Indies on the Santa Maria.
This book takes three ships that
This book takes three ships that
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Common Knowledge
- Canonical title
- Pedro's Journal
- Original publication date
- 1991
- People/Characters
- Pedro; Christopher Columbus
- Important places
- Spain; Atlantic Ocean
- Dedication
- For Ralph Fatturruse
who encouraged me to jump off the side
of the Sarah Moon
--P.C. - First words
- August 3
The ship's roster of the Santa Maria has me down as Pedro de Salcedo, ship's boy. - Last words
- (Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)Francisco said that Pedro never never looked back at the blue horizon that beckons young men to nautical adventure, and that no one really expected that Pedro de Salcedo would ever go to sea again.
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- Languages
- English, Spanish
- Media
- Paper
- ISBNs
- 12
- ASINs
- 6