| The Log of Christopher Columbus' First Voyage to America in the Year 1492 Contributor(s): Columbus, Christopher (Author), Casas, Bartolome De Las (Author), Casas, Bartholomew Las (Author) |
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ISBN: 1891396919 ISBN-13: 9781891396915 Publisher: Martino Fine Books OUR PRICE: $8.35 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: February 2011 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Nonfiction | History - Exploration & Discovery |
| Dewey: 970.015 |
| Physical Information: 0.19" H x 7.44" W x 9.69" (0.40 lbs) 94 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 2011 Reprint of the 1920 Edition. Illustrated by Cosgrove. Full facsimile of the original edition, not reproduced with Optical Recognition Software. This is the actual log of Christopher Columbus as copied out by his companion, Bartholomew Las Casas. Besides being authentic source material about the voyage and the core of the Columbus legend, this journal has all the day-by-day enchantment of a long sea voyage with all the drama of a small ship steering into the unknown-the first pelican, a crab in the seaweed, a branch of roseberries and a carved log found floating in the water, mutterings of mutiny and the constant watch for signs of land. John Cosgrove, the illustrator, adds to the book on every page with pictures of whales and riggings, compasses and charts, which are both decorative and accurate pictorial footnotes to the log. |