Juan Ponce de Leon
Claude Hurwicz
Briefly describes the life of the Spanish explorer who first came to the New World with Columbus and went on to become governer of Puerto Rico and later came to Florida looking for the Fountain of Youth.
Read Time: ~1 hr
Christopher Columbus
by Elaine Murray Stone (1991)
About this book
A biography of Christopher Columbus, supplemented with historical and cultural information about the Renaissance world and the New World he explored.
Setting / LocationGlobal
Story EraModern Era
Protagonist / CoreChristopher Columbus Lead Character
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