Amerigo
Subtitle: the man who gave his name to America
By: Felipe Fernández-Armesto
Publisher: Phoenix; PHOENIX; Orion Publishing Group, Limited
Published: 2007
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 200
ISBN-13: 9780753822197
Subjects: Explorers; Biography; Discovery and exploration; Spanish; Name; Portuguese; Italian; Spanish Discovery and exploration; Upptäcktsresande
Description: This book tells the story of the life of Amerigo Vespucci, explorer, adventurer, and the man who gave his name to one of the greatest nations on earth - America.
Notes: Originally published: London: Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 2006.
Table of contents: title: The sorcerer's apprenticeship; title: The prospect from exile; title: The stargazer at sea; title: The spellbinder's books; title: Prospero prefigured; title: The conjurer's stage.