Project Gutenberg 2020-06-11 Public domain in the USA. 208 Campe, Joachim Heinrich 1746 1818 Campe, J. H. (Joachim Heinrich) Upton, George P. (George Putnam) 1834 1919 Upton, George Putnam Christopher Columbus Life Stories for Young People E-text prepared by D A Alexander, Stephen Hutcheson, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net) from page images generously made available by Internet Archive (https://archive.org) "Christopher Columbus" by Joachim Heinrich Campe is a historical account written in the early 19th century. The book details the life and voyages of Christopher Columbus, the famed explorer who is credited with the discovery of America in 1492. The narrative aims to convey not only the significant events of Columbus' journeys but also his challenges, motivations, and the impact of his expeditions on a young audience. The opening of this account introduces readers to the prelude of Columbus' life, highlighting the context of exploration during his time and the early Portuguese voyages that inspired him. It recounts Columbus' formative years, detailing his determination to find a westward route to the East Indies, and outlines the societal and personal challenges he faced, including rejection from various courts when seeking support for his expeditions. This portion establishes Columbus' character as an ambitious and resilient figure, setting the stage for his eventual historic voyages across the Atlantic Ocean. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 65.2 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Columbus, Christopher, 1451-1506 E011 Text Category: Children & Young Adult Reading Category: Biographies Category: History - European Category: History - Modern (1750+) 259820 2025-06-24T14:34:47.860414 text/html 234006 2024-10-18T03:52:20 text/html 627825 2025-06-24T14:34:53.817375 application/epub+zip 633603 2025-06-24T14:34:49.999385 application/epub+zip 168413 2025-06-24T14:34:49.034364 application/epub+zip 711794 2025-06-24T14:34:56.605388 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 680250 2025-06-24T14:34:52.827437 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 228969 2022-09-28T05:37:41.693192 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 225801 2025-06-24T14:34:47.367388 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 205850 2024-10-18T03:52:20 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16920 2025-06-24T14:34:56.739339 application/rdf+xml 18012 2025-06-24T14:34:49.121362 image/jpeg 2556 2025-06-24T14:34:49.078355 image/jpeg 578011 2025-06-24T14:34:47.901378 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 de.wikipedia en.wikipedia