Balboa, Swordsman and Conquistador (World Landmark Book, 25)

by Felix Riesenberg Jr.

Other authorsFedor Rojankovsky (Illustrator)
Hardcover, 1956

Status

Available

Call number

B1475

Series

World Landmark Books (W-25)

Tags

Vasco Nunez de Balboa, explorers, biography, Pacific Ocean, conquistadors, B1475-1519

Genres

Publication

Random House (1956), Edition: First Edition, Hardcover, 178 pages

Subjects

Balboa, Vasco N�u�nez de, 1475-1519 Juvenile fiction

Language

English

Physical description

178 p.; 8.5 inches

Local notes

Landmark book "brings Balboa to life, recreating his early days as a page boy in the household of a noble, as well as the sword fights, shipwreck,battle, and intrigues and the terrible march across the Isthmus" to discover the Pacific Ocean. This book includes a signed, typewritten letter to readers from the author.

Barcode

5871

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