Title: The voyages of Columbus /
Authors: Rienits, Rex.; Rienits, Thea.
Date: 1970
Publisher: Hamlyn Pub. Grp,
Physical description: 152 pages : illustrations, maps ; 30 cm
Language: English
LC classification: E
Abstract: This extensively illustrated volume assembles important facts about Columbus, his voyages, and relations with his Spanish sponsors.
Contents: Christine Otis [Dover, N.H., 1689] -- Esther Wheelwright [Wells, Me., 1703] -- Story of a York family [John Sayward's, 1692] -- Difficulties and dangers in the settlement of a frontier town 1670 [Deerfield, Mass] -- Eunice Williams [Deerfield, 1704] -- Ensign John Sheldon [Deerfield, 1704] -- My hunt for the captives -- Two captives [Abigail Nims and Josiah Rising, Deerfield, 1704] -- A day at Oka [Canada] -- Thankful Stebbins [Deerfield, Mass., 1704] -- A scion of the church in Deerfield. Joseph-Octave Plessis -- Hertel de Rouville -- Father Meriel -- Mary Silver [Haverhill, Mass., 1708] -- Appendix.
Notes: Includes index.
Subject headings (LCSH): America--Discovery and exploration.; Columbus, Christopher.; Conquerors--America--History.; Explorers--America--History.