Ponce de Leon : exploring Florida and Puerto Rico
(2006)
Nonfiction
Book
Series:
Call Numbers:
J/BIOGRAPHY/972.902/PONCE DE LEON,J/EAG
Availability
Details
PUBLISHED
New York : Crabtree Pub., [2006]
©2006
©2006
DESCRIPTION
32 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 29 cm
ISBN/ISSN
9780778724124 (rlb), 0778724123 (rlb), 9780778724483 (pbk.), 0778724484 (pbk.), 9781442046726 (pawprints), 1442046724 (pawprints)
LANGUAGE
English
NOTES
Includes index
An early start -- Age of exploration -- From page to governor -- Puerto Rico's founding -- Passover of flowers -- A failed colony -- The ships -- Life at sea -- The Taino -- Calusa encounters -- After the expeditions -- Ponce de Leon's legacy
Famous for his search for the legendary Fountain of Youth, Spanish conquistador Ponce de Leon is credited with the discovery of Florida in 1513 and much more. This book examines the life of this explorer and his many discoveries
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