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BL
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| Record Number
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957024
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b711394
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| Main Entry
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Koestler-Grack, Rachel A.,1973-
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| Title & Author
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Vasco da Gama and the sea route to India /\ Rachel A. Koestler-Grack.
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| Publication Statement
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Philadelphia :: Chelsea House Publishers,, ©2006.
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| Series Statement
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Explorers of new lands
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| Page. NO
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xvii, 146 pages :: color illustrations ;; 25 cm.
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| ISBN
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0791086119
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: 9780791086117
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| Bibliographies/Indexes
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 136-137) and index.
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| Contents
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Conquering the impossible -- A brave seaman -- Sailing the fleet -- Along Africa -- Trouble in Mozambique -- India! -- The voyage home -- Dom Vasco da Gama sails again -- Da Gama as viceroy.
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| Abstract
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Introduces the explorer Vasco da Gama, describing his childhood in Portugal and his journey to find a sea route from Europe to the East Indies.
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Gama, Vasco da,1469-1524
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Gama, Vasco da,1469-1524-- Travel-- India
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Gama, Vasco da,1469-1524.
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Gama, Vasco da,1469-1524
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Gama, Vasco da,1469-1524.
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Gama, Vasco da,1469-1524.
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Discoveries in geography-- Portuguese.
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Explorers-- Portugal, Biography.
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Discoveries in geography-- Portuguese.
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Explorers.
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Discoveries in geography-- Portuguese.
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Exploration-- History.
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Explorers-- Portugal, Biography.
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Explorers.
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Travel.
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India.
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Portugal.
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| Dewey Classification
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910/.92
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B
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| LC Classification
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G286.G2K64 2006
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| NLM classification
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K835.525.89=331clc
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