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Amerigo : the man who gave his name to America  Cover Image Book Book

Amerigo : the man who gave his name to America / Felipe Fernández-Armesto.

Summary:

Presents a biography of Florentine explorer, Amerigo Vespucci, and describes the adventures and exploits of the man for whom the New World was named.

Record details

  • ISBN: 1400062810 (trade bdg.)
  • Physical Description: xxi, 231 p. : ill., maps ; 22 cm.
  • Edition: 1st ed.
  • Publisher: New York : Random House, c2007.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Citation/References Note:
Booklist starred, June 2007
Pub Weekly, May 2007
New York Times, August 2007
Choice, January 2008
Target Audience Note:
Adult Follett Library Resources
Subject: Vespucci, Amerigo, 1451-1512 > Biography.
Explorers > America > Biography.
Explorers > Spain > Biography.
Explorers > Portugal > Biography.
Explorers > Italy > Florence > Biography.
America > Name.
America > Discovery and exploration > Spanish.
Florence (Italy) > Biography.

Available copies

  • 1 of 1 copy available at Skagit Evergreen Libraries. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Burlington Public Library System. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Burlington Public Library.

Holds

  • 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Burlington Public Library BIO VESPUCCI Fernande 2007 39851000871039 Non-fiction Copy hold Available -


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