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Title: Notable Voyagers
From Columbus to Nordenskiold

Author: W.H.G. Kingston and Henry Frith

Release Date: November 15, 2007 [EBook #23494]

Language: English

Character set encoding: ASCII

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Notable Voyagers, From Columbus to Nordenskiold, by W.H.G. Kingston and
Henry Frith.

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Profusely illustrated, this rather long book is just pitched right, for
it gives interesting detail of some important voyages made from the
earliest days up to the end of the nineteenth century. It is not too
terse, and not too profuse, just right to capture your interest and hold
it.

It was interesting, too, to be told the real story of Alexander Selkirk,
the original of the famous "Robinson Crusoe" book.

The story of some of the adventurers who looked for the North-West
passage were most interesting, as well.

There are over 100 illustrations, though a few of them are just little
thumb-nail icon-sized images placed at the ends of chapters. The rest
are quite nice images, though shown here at only 30% of each linear
dimension of those we found in our scans of the book.

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NOTABLE VOYAGERS, FROM COLUMBUS TO NORDENSKIOLD, BY W.H.G. KINGSTON AND
HENRY FRITH.

From Columbus to Nordenskiold.

CHAPTER ONE.

INTRODUCTION--A.D. 1486.

Columbus before the conclave of Professors at Seville--His parentage and
early history--Battle with Venetian galleys--Residence in Portugal--
Marries widow of a navigator--Grounds on which he founded his theory--
Offers his services to the King of Portugal--His offer declined--Sends
his brother Bartholomew to Henry the Seventh of England--Don John sends
out a squadron to forestall him--Sets off for Spain--Introduced by the
Duke of Medina Celi to Queen Isabella--She encourages him--Plan for the
recovery of the Holy Sepulchre--His long detention at Court while
Ferdinand and Isabella are engaged in the w