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" Discovery of the Americas, 1492-1800 / "
Tom Smith.
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BL
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990534
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b744904
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| Main Entry
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Smith, Tom,1953-
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| Title & Author
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Discovery of the Americas, 1492-1800 /\ Tom Smith.
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| Publication Statement
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New York :: Facts On File,, ©2005.
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| Series Statement
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Discovery & exploration
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xvii, 206 pages :: illustrations, maps ;; 24 cm.
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081605262X
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: 9780816052622
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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| Contents
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Columbus returns to Spain -- World in 1492 -- Four voyages of Columbus -- New World: 1500-1519 -- Cortés the Explorer -- Pizarro, Peru, and South America: 1531-1683 -- Cabeza de Vaca's epic journey -- Hernando de Soto and "La Florida" -- Coronado and the seven cities -- Charting the coast of California -- New Mexico and the Guylf Coast: 1600s -- Road to California: 1700s -- Charting the Pacific Northwest: 1700s -- New World in 1800.
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| Abstract
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Examines the coastal voyages and explorations of South and Central America from 1492-1800.
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Explorers-- America, Biography, Juvenile literature.
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Explorers-- America-- History, Juvenile literature.
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Explorers.
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Discoveries in geography.
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Explorers.
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America, Discovery and exploration, Juvenile literature.
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America, Discovery and exploration.
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America.
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909/.09812
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E101.S65 2005
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