Vasco da Gama
By: Richard Worth.
Series: Great explorers
Publisher: Chelsea House
Published: 2009
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9781604134230
Subjects: Gama, Vasco da, -- 1469-1524 -- Juvenile literature; Explorers -- Portugal -- Biography -- Juvenile literature; Discoveries in geography -- Portuguese -- Juvenile literature; India -- Discovery and exploration -- Portuguese -- Juvenile literature
Genres: Juvenile literature; Biography
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: A passage to India; title: The rise of Portugal; title: Prince Henry the Navigator; title: Portugal becomes the center of exploration; title: The spice routes; title: Da Gama and the Portuguese in India; title: Da Gama returns to India; title: The Portuguese empire in the East; title: Da Gama and the Portuguese empire; title: Glossary; title: Chronology and timeline.