Ponce de Le�on and the age of Spanish exploration in world history / Richard Worth.
Material type: TextSeries: In world historyPublication details: Berkeley Heights, NJ : Enslow, c2003.Description: 112 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cmISBN:- 0766019403 (lib. bdg.) :
- 972.9/02/092 B 21
- E125.P7 W67 2003
Item type | Current library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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Hardcover | Beverly Middle School | 92 PONCEDEL EON (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 650632 |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 109-110) and index.
The fountain of youth -- Spain in the Age of Exploration -- Cultures of the Caribbean -- Ponce de Le�on in Hispaniola -- Conquest of Puerto Rico -- Sailing for Florida -- The great conquistador and the Spanish empire -- The legacy of Ponce de Le�on -- Chronology.
Examines the life and career of Juan Ponce de L�eon, tracing his travels in the Carribbean and his discoveries of Florida and the Gulf Stream during his unsuccessful search for the fountain of youth.