Project Gutenberg 2005-10-17 Public domain in the USA. 224 Goodrich, Samuel G. (Samuel Griswold) 1793 1860 Parley, Peter Goodrich, Samuel Griswold Goodrich, S. G. (Samuel Griswold) Wilson, T. 1810 1875 Williams, Samuel 1788 1853 Williams, S. (Samuel) Peter Parley's Tales About America and Australia E-text prepared by Robert Cicconetti, Janet Blenkinship, and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team (https://www.pgdp.net) from images generously made available by the University of Florida and the Internet Archive/Children's Library "Peter Parley's Tales About America and Australia" by Samuel G. Goodrich is a historical collection aimed primarily at a young audience, written in the mid-19th century. The work covers significant events and figures related to the exploration and discovery of America and Australia, with a particular focus on Christopher Columbus and his voyages. It presents a narrative style that combines adventure and factual recounting of historical occurrences, making it engaging for children and informative for those interested in early exploration. The opening of the text introduces readers to the tale of Christopher Columbus, detailing his adventurous spirit and determination to explore uncharted waters. It describes his early life, his initial failed attempts to gain support for his expedition, and the eventual backing he received from Queen Isabella of Spain. The narrative emphasizes the challenges he faced, including doubts from his crew and various misfortunes at sea. As Columbus sets sail into the unknown, armed only with hope and a small fleet, readers are invited to join him on his quest to discover new lands, signifying the beginning of an era that would dramatically change global history. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 57.6 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. en America -- History -- Juvenile literature Australia -- History -- Juvenile literature PZ Text Australia Children's History Category: Children & Young Adult Reading Category: Adventure Category: History - Other 227956 2025-10-07T09:06:11.180226 text/html 228023 2020-12-12T17:57:00 text/html 1785608 2025-10-07T09:06:19.089133 application/epub+zip 1787754 2025-10-07T09:06:14.870173 application/epub+zip 152969 2025-10-07T09:06:13.482207 application/epub+zip 2012447 2025-10-07T09:06:22.164153 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1987315 2025-10-07T09:06:18.014162 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 340973 2022-09-08T08:08:18.755528 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 202848 2025-10-07T09:06:10.532187 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 202485 2020-12-12T17:57:00 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 202493 2020-12-12T17:57:00 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 22616 2025-10-07T09:06:22.306126 application/rdf+xml 22793 2025-10-07T09:06:13.990230 image/jpeg 4676 2025-10-07T09:06:13.738175 image/jpeg 76053 2020-12-12T17:57:00 application/octet-stream application/zip 1779103 2020-12-12T17:57:00 application/octet-stream application/zip 76048 2020-12-12T17:57:00 application/octet-stream application/zip 2111055 2025-10-07T09:06:11.299200 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia en.wikipedia