Tag: Christopher Columbus
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More About Captain John Smith
More About Captain John Smith The two best things about Captain John Smith were that he was never idle and he never gave up. He was a good man to have in a colony, for he was always trying to find out something new or to accomplish some great thing. He had not found a…
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Columbus After the Discovery of America
Columbus After the Discovery of America Having got one of his vessels ashore on the coast of Haiti, which he called Hispaniola [his-pan-ee-o’-lah], Columbus built a fort of the timber from the wrecked vessel and left here a little colony. But now he began to think of carrying home the good news of his great…
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How Columbus Discovered America
Christopher Columbus was born in Genoa, in Italy. The date of his birth is uncertain. His father was a humble wool comber, but Columbus received a fair education. He knew Latin, wrote a good hand, and drew maps exceedingly well. He sometimes supported himself by making maps and charts. He was well informed in geography…