Amerigo, the man who gave his name to America, Felipe Fernandez-Armesto
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Label
Amerigo, the man who gave his name to America, Felipe Fernandez-Armesto
Language
eng
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (pages [205]-220) and index
resource.biographical
individual biography
Index
index present
Literary Form
non fiction
Main title
Amerigo
Nature of contents
bibliography
Oclc number
74029449
Responsibility statement
Felipe Fernandez-Armesto
Sub title
the man who gave his name to America
Summary
A portrait of the man who gave his name to the continents of the western hemisphere chronicles the life of Florentine explorer Amerigo Vespucci, an obscure adventurer, salesman, sorcerer, and relentless borrower of others' experiences and achievements
Table Of Contents
The sorcerer's apprenticeship -- The prospect from exile -- The stargazer at sea -- The spellbinder's books -- Prospero prefigured -- The conjurer's stage
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Creator
Subject
- Explorers -- America -- Biography
- America -- Discovery and exploration -- Portuguese
- Vespucci, Amerigo, 1451-1512
- America -- Discovery and exploration -- Italian
- Explorers -- Spain -- Biography
- Florence (Italy) -- Biography
- America -- Discovery and exploration -- Spanish
- Explorers -- Portugal -- Biography
- America -- Name
- Explorers -- Italy -- Florence -- Biography
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- Explorers -- America -- Biography
- America -- Discovery and exploration -- Portuguese
- Vespucci, Amerigo, 1451-1512
- America -- Discovery and exploration -- Italian
- Explorers -- Spain -- Biography
- Florence (Italy) -- Biography
- America -- Discovery and exploration -- Spanish
- Explorers -- Portugal -- Biography
- America -- Name
- Explorers -- Italy -- Florence -- Biography
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