Columbus and the Age of Discovery Page :  Huge site with lots of information.

 1492: An Ongoing Voyage Exhibit :  From the Lirary of Congress.  It is extensive.

 The Exploration of Christopher Columbus:  From the Mariners' Museum - Newport News, Virginia.  Eceptional site.

 European Explorers: Christopher Columbus

 Columbus link page

 Columbus the Man : Psychological profile.

 CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Christopher Columbus

 Christopher Columbus: Man and Myth

 Christopher Columbus : Thomas C. Tirado, Ph.D., Professor History, Millersville University

 The True Story of Christopher Columbus, Called the Great Admiral

Christopher Columbus: Genius of the Sea :

 Columbus the man: Modern Psychology on a Medieval Basis : by Paolo Emilio Taviani
and
 Why did Columbus Sail? by Kevin A. Miller
These two essays discuss Columbus as a person.  They
discuss his real motivation and reveal Christopher's
personality.

 Biography of Christopher Columbus: Written by Leo
Flores and Silver Trevino, this site also mentions
Christopher's past, which is rarely found.  It discusses his
family background and what influenced his love for the
ocean.

 Columbus Biography

Columbus' First Voyage

 European Voyages of Exploration: Christopher Columbus

 Christopher Columbus shipwrecks, voyages, and ships

 The First Voyage

 The First Voyage of Christopher Columbus

 Land is Sighted

 Columbus's Ships  and  Christopher Columbus Timeline

 Italian American Web Site of New York - Columbus' crew

 Christopher Columbus - A Culinary History : What and how they eat on his voyages.

 European Voyages of Exploration - Home Page

 Medieval Sourcebook: Columbus' letter to the King and Queen of Spain, 1494

Medieval Sourcebook: Christopher Columbus: Extracts from Journal

 Columbus' Description of the Discovery of America : An extract of Columbus' journal.  The words of Christopher Columbus describing the natives and America.

 Primary Source :  A non-profit organization dedicated to bringing primary sources for multicultural curriculum development and education.

 Repositories of Primary Sources :  A listing of over 3700 websites describing holdings of manuscripts, archives, rare books, historical  photographs, and other primary sources for the research scholar.

 Primary Sources for Use in Education: a Resource Page

 EuroDocs: Western European Primary Historical Documents   :  The following  links connect to Western European (mainly primary) historical documents that are transcribed, reproduced in facsimile, or translated.

 Labyrinth Home Page

 ORB: The Library

 Medieval Spanish Documents

 The Avalon Project : Ancient, Medieval and Renaissance Documents

           Discoverers Web: Primary sources :
    Check here for specific explorer's works. A MUST SEE SITE!

 Exploration and Empire :  Contains lots of primary texts about exploration.

 The Mind of the Conqueror  :  This has some super primary source documents.
 

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Sullivan High School
Sullivan, Missouri
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