They Put Out to Sea [SCM]
by Roger Duvoisin Author
Beginning with the early traders, hundreds of years before Christ, Roger Duvoisin traces the opening up of the world through the discoveries of Magellan. The Phoenicians, Carthaginians, Alexander, Darius, Genghis Khan, Marco Polo strut through the pages of this delightful book. History comes alive; man's achievements attain new importance as the map unrolls
Additional Details
- Resource Type
- Book
- ISBN
- 0394917405
- Print Status
- Out of Print
- Chapters
- 13
- Pages
- 180
- Suggested Grades
- 1st - 6th
- Geographical Setting
- Africa, Europe, Asia, North America, South America
- Historical Setting
- 500 BC - 1519 AD
- Publisher
- Alfred A. Knopf
- Copyright
- 1944
Chapters
- 1 Introduction
- 2 The Ancient Traders Go Exploring
- 3 Hanno Sails to the South
- 4 Pytheas Goes to the North
- 5 Alexander the Great Adds to the Map
- 6 The Monsoon Helps the Greek Traders
- 7 The Arabs Are in the Way
- 8 Marco Polo Tells About China
- 9 The Portuguese Find the Southern Tip of Africa
- 10 Columbus Looks for China and Finds America
- 11 Vasco de Gama
- 12 The King of Spain Wants the Spice Islands
- 13 Magellan Sails to the Spice Islands
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