{ "item_title" : "Christopher Columbus", "item_author" : [" Mildred Stapley "], "item_description" : "Christopher Columbus by Mildred Stapley is a biography of the famous explorer who is credited with discovering America. The book begins with Columbus' early life in Genoa, Italy, and follows his journey to becoming a sailor and his eventual voyage to the New World. The author provides a detailed account of Columbus' four voyages to the Americas, including his encounters with the indigenous people and his struggles to establish settlements. The book also explores Columbus' legacy and the impact of his discoveries on world history. Written in a clear and concise style, Christopher Columbus is an informative and engaging read for anyone interested in the life and achievements of this legendary explorer.Many years after Columbus's death, his son Fernando wrote that his father had studied geography (which was then called cosmogony) at the University of Pavia. Columbus himself never referred to Pavia nor to any other school; nor was it likely that poor parents could afford to send the eldest of five children to spend a year at a far-off university. Certain it is that he never went there after his seafaring life began, for from then on his doings are quite clearly known; so we must admit that while he may have had some teaching in childhood, what little knowledge he possessed of geography and science were self-taught in later years.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.", "item_img_path" : "https://covers3.booksamillion.com/covers/bam/1/16/142/652/1161426523_b.jpg", "price_data" : { "retail_price" : "36.95", "online_price" : "36.95", "our_price" : "36.95", "club_price" : "36.95", "savings_pct" : "0", "savings_amt" : "0.00", "club_savings_pct" : "0", "club_savings_amt" : "0.00", "discount_pct" : "10", "store_price" : "" } }

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