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Christopher Columbus never knew he had discovered a New World. He died unaware that his determined voyages had changed the world forever. This biography teaches young listeners about the life of the famous Italian explorer who became the first European to discover the West Indies.

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In 1492, Christopher Columbus sailed across the ocean and discovered America. Right? WRONG! Columbus never actually set foot in what is now the United States. His voyages took him to islands in the Caribbean and along the coast of South America. The truth is, when Columbus first arrived, Indigenous peoples, including the Taino, had been living there for thousands of years, raising their families, running their societies, and trading with their neighbors. He didn’t “discover” the lands at all! And his name? Not even really Christopher Columbus!

This is a story from the Great Explorers collection.

The most seminal event of the last millennium might also be its most controversial. As schoolchildren have been taught for over 500 years, “In 1492, Columbus sailed the ocean blue.” In October of that year, the Italian Christopher Columbus immortalized himself by landing in the New World and beginning the process of European settlement in the Americas for Spain, bringing the Age of Exploration to a new hemisphere with him.

Here are the stories of nine people whose energy, imagination, courage, and determination changed the world.

Historians still agree about the date of Columbus' voyage. But did this European adventurer discover America? We now know that certain explorers from other parts of the globe set foot on American shores long before 1492: and that others may have done so. And "discovery" takes on a different meaning when the new land already has people living in it.

This is a story from the Famous People in History collection.

This is a story from the Great Explorers collection.

This is a story from the Great Explorers collection.

This is a story from the Famous People in History collection.

This is a story from the Famous People in History collection.

This is a story from the Great Explorers collection.

This is a story from the Great Explorers collection.

This is a story from the Famous People in History collection.

This is a story from the Famous People in History collection.

This is a story from the Great Explorers collection.

This is a story from the Famous People in History collection.

This is a story from the Famous People in History collection.