The story of Columbus

the long version

An interesting book about the history of Christopher Columbus as believed in 1926. Appears to have been written for the 3rd - 4th grade reader studying the early explorers. The 17 chapter titles are: Marco Polo springs a surprise, The prince who was never discouraged, Christopher Columbus, The cloud's silver lining, Columbus picks his ships, Old-Time legends, Land Ho!, What happened ashore, Hunting for gold, The east and what it held, The home-coming, What Columbus's discoveries meant, The second voyage, The third voyage, Afterward, Columbus's successors. The nine (9) detailed b&w sketch illustrations are: The Santa Maria, Christopher - the Boy, Christopher and His Brother Study Navigation, Columbus Before Ferdinand & Isabella, Approaching the New World, Columbus is Cast Into a Dungeon, and The Last Days of Columbus. This has been an easy read and an interesting and captivating book that I've used to help my children understand Christopher Columbus's role, as it was previously believed to be, in discovering the New World.