Project Gutenberg 2022-04-03 Public domain in the USA. 478 Weise, Arthur James 1838 1921 Weise, Arthur J. 01023992 The Discoveries of America to the Year 1525 $aUnited States :$bG. P. Putnam's Sons,$c1883,pubdate 1884. Adrian Mastronardi and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "The Discoveries of America to the Year 1525" by Arthur James Weise is a historical account written in the late 19th century. This work delves into the early explorations of the American continent, focusing on the significant discoveries made before 1525, particularly by Columbus and other European explorers. The book aims to clarify various narratives about the discovery of America, critically examining the contributions of different explorers and offering insights into the civilizations that existed before European contact. The opening of the book presents a preface that establishes the historical context of America's early discovery and the inhabitants of the continent. Weise discusses the skepticism faced by Columbus and how earlier records, including Egyptian and Greek accounts, hint at a rich and complex civilization in the Americas long before European contact. Additionally, he highlights the contrasting views regarding the supposed discoveries made by the Northmen and other explorers, laying a foundation for the detailed accounts to follow. Overall, the opening sets the stage for a comprehensive exploration of the different narratives surrounding the discovery of America, emphasizing the blend of myth and historical fact. (This is an automatically generated summary.) https://archive.org/details/discoveriesofame01weis 20191106172057weise 1883 US Reading ease score: 66.4 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en America -- Discovery and exploration E011 Text Category: History - American Category: History - Ancient 1135693 2025-07-27T04:14:28.580106 text/html 1040565 2024-10-18T20:44:00 text/html 7536788 2025-07-27T04:14:50.199545 application/epub+zip 7540564 2025-07-27T04:14:33.437143 application/epub+zip 450267 2025-07-27T04:14:30.128065 application/epub+zip 7675550 2025-07-27T04:15:00.887490 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 7587465 2025-07-27T04:14:46.482487 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 681322 2022-09-30T13:36:41.384354 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 820575 2025-07-27T04:14:25.539113 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 800538 2024-10-18T20:44:00 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16423 2025-07-27T04:15:01.095461 application/rdf+xml 8186 2025-07-27T04:14:30.591077 image/jpeg 1589 2025-07-27T04:14:30.352045 image/jpeg 8429927 2025-07-27T04:14:28.770057 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