Christopher Columbus (1440-1506) The First American Citizen (by Adoption)
by W. L. Alden
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About this eBook
- Author
- Alden, W. L. (William Livingston), 1837-1908
- Title
- Christopher Columbus (1440-1506) : the first American citizen (by adoption)
- Original Publication
- New York: Henry Holt and Company, 1881.
- Credits
- hekula03 and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This book was produced from images made available by the HathiTrust Digital Library.)
- Language
- English
- LoC Class
- E011: History: America: America
- Subject
- Columbus, Christopher, 1451-1506
- Category
- Text
- Project Gutenberg
- eBook-No. 71569
- Release Date
- September 5, 2023
- Copyright
- Public domain in the USA.
Contents
- 1.C hristopher C olumbus (1440–1506)
- 2.CONTENTS
- 3.CHAPTER I. EARLY YEARS.
- 4.CHAPTER II. FIRST PLANS OF EXPLORATION.
- 5.CHAPTER III. IN SEARCH OF A PATRON.
- 6.CHAPTER IV. HE RECEIVES HIS COMMISSION.
- 7.CHAPTER V. HE IS COMMISSIONED, AND SETS SAIL.
- 8.CHAPTER VI. THE VOYAGE.
- 9.CHAPTER VII. THE DISCOVERY.
- 10.CHAPTER VIII. ADVENTURES ON LAND.
- 11.CHAPTER IX. THE HOMEWARD VOYAGE.
- 12.CHAPTER X. HIS RECEPTION, AND PREPARATION FOR A SECOND EXPEDITION.
- 13.CHAPTER XI. EXPLORATIONS IN THE WEST INDIES.
- 14.CHAPTER XII. ATTEMPTS AT COLONIZATION.
- 15.CHAPTER XIII. SEARCH FOR CHINA.—SUBJUGATION OF HISPANIOLA.
- 16.CHAPTER XIV. DIFFICULTIES AND DISCOURAGEMENTS.
- 17.CHAPTER XV. HIS THIRD EXPEDITION.
- 18.CHAPTER XVI. HIS RETURN IN DISGRACE.
- 19.CHAPTER XVII. HIS FOURTH EXPEDITION.
- 20.CHAPTER XVIII. HIS LAST YEARS.
- 21.CHAPTER XIX. HIS CHARACTER AND ACHIEVEMENTS.
- 22.INDEX.
- 23.Transcriber’s Notes
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