# Columbus and Other Heroes of American Discovery

Author: D'Anvers, N., 1844-1933

Genre: Category: History - American

Language: English

License: Public domain

Source: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/68054

Amazon editions: https://www.amazon.com/s?k=Columbus+and+Other+Heroes+of+American+Discovery+D%27Anvers&tag=cyberlibrar00-20

## Summary

America known to the Ancients――The Island of Atlantis ――Scandinavian Emigration――Eric the Red and Gunnbiorn ――Bjarni Herjulfson and Leif the Lucky――Discovery of Vinland ――Thorvald and the Skrællings――A terrible Struggle――An heroic Amazon――Retreat of the Danes――Return of Freydis to Vinland ――Massacre of Colonists by her Orders――Total Disappearance of Scandinavian Settlement――Madoc of Wales――The Brothers Zeni ――Marco Polo――Early Life of Columbus――The Astrolabe applied to Navigation――A Hearing at last――Duplicity of John II.――Columbus in Poverty and Exile――A generous Prior――Hope and Despair ――Isabella is won over――Full Powers granted to Columbus――The Start from Saltos――Discontent of Sailors――...

## Chapters

- [CHAPTER VI.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/columbus-and-other-heroes-of-american-discovery-68054/chapters/23/index.md)
- [CHAPTER V.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/columbus-and-other-heroes-of-american-discovery-68054/chapters/22/index.md)
- [CHAPTER X.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/columbus-and-other-heroes-of-american-discovery-68054/chapters/27/index.md)
- [CHAPTER I.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/columbus-and-other-heroes-of-american-discovery-68054/chapters/18/index.md)
- [CHAPTER XI.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/columbus-and-other-heroes-of-american-discovery-68054/chapters/28/index.md)
- [CHAPTER II.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/columbus-and-other-heroes-of-american-discovery-68054/chapters/19/index.md)
- [CHAPTER IV.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/columbus-and-other-heroes-of-american-discovery-68054/chapters/21/index.md)
- [CHAPTER XIV.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/columbus-and-other-heroes-of-american-discovery-68054/chapters/31/index.md)
- [CHAPTER XII.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/columbus-and-other-heroes-of-american-discovery-68054/chapters/29/index.md)
- [CHAPTER III.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/columbus-and-other-heroes-of-american-discovery-68054/chapters/20/index.md)
- [CHAPTER VII.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/columbus-and-other-heroes-of-american-discovery-68054/chapters/24/index.md)
- [CHAPTER XVII.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/columbus-and-other-heroes-of-american-discovery-68054/chapters/34/index.md)
- [CHAPTER IX.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/columbus-and-other-heroes-of-american-discovery-68054/chapters/26/index.md)
- [CHAPTER XVI.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/columbus-and-other-heroes-of-american-discovery-68054/chapters/33/index.md)
- [CHAPTER VIII.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/columbus-and-other-heroes-of-american-discovery-68054/chapters/25/index.md)
- [CHAPTER XIII.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/columbus-and-other-heroes-of-american-discovery-68054/chapters/30/index.md)
- [CHAPTER XV.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/columbus-and-other-heroes-of-american-discovery-68054/chapters/32/index.md)
- [CHAPTER X.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/columbus-and-other-heroes-of-american-discovery-68054/chapters/10/index.md)
- [CHAPTER V.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/columbus-and-other-heroes-of-american-discovery-68054/chapters/5/index.md)
- [CHAPTER XIV.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/columbus-and-other-heroes-of-american-discovery-68054/chapters/14/index.md)
- [CHAPTER VI.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/columbus-and-other-heroes-of-american-discovery-68054/chapters/6/index.md)
- [CHAPTER XVI.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/columbus-and-other-heroes-of-american-discovery-68054/chapters/16/index.md)
- [CHAPTER II.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/columbus-and-other-heroes-of-american-discovery-68054/chapters/2/index.md)
- [CHAPTER VII.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/columbus-and-other-heroes-of-american-discovery-68054/chapters/7/index.md)
- [CHAPTER III.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/columbus-and-other-heroes-of-american-discovery-68054/chapters/3/index.md)
- [CHAPTER IV.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/columbus-and-other-heroes-of-american-discovery-68054/chapters/4/index.md)
- [CHAPTER IX.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/columbus-and-other-heroes-of-american-discovery-68054/chapters/9/index.md)
- [CHAPTER XI.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/columbus-and-other-heroes-of-american-discovery-68054/chapters/11/index.md)
- [CHAPTER I.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/columbus-and-other-heroes-of-american-discovery-68054/chapters/1/index.md)
- [CHAPTER XIII.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/columbus-and-other-heroes-of-american-discovery-68054/chapters/13/index.md)
- [CHAPTER VIII.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/columbus-and-other-heroes-of-american-discovery-68054/chapters/8/index.md)
- [CHAPTER XII.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/columbus-and-other-heroes-of-american-discovery-68054/chapters/12/index.md)
- [CHAPTER XV.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/columbus-and-other-heroes-of-american-discovery-68054/chapters/15/index.md)
- [CHAPTER XVII.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/columbus-and-other-heroes-of-american-discovery-68054/chapters/17/index.md)