The True Story of Christopher Columbus, Called the Great Admiral
- Pages
- about 105
- Category
- History
- Language
- English
- Reading time
- 1.9 h at 250 wpm
From the opening
[This was orginally done on the 400th Anniversary of 1492 as
was the great Columbian Exposition in Chicago. Interesting
how our heroes have all been de-canonized in the interest of
Political Correctitude--Comments by Michael S. Hart]
This "True Story of Christopher Columbus" is offered and inscribed
to the boys and girls of America as the opening volume in a series
especially designed for their reading, and to be called "Children's
Lives of Great Men." In this series the place of honor, or rather of
position, is given to Columbus the Admiral, because had it not been for
him and for his pluck and faith and perseverance there might have been
no young Americans, such as we know to-day, to read or care about the
world's great men.
Columbus led the American advance; he discovered the New World; he left
a record of persistence in spite of discouragement and of triumph over
all obstacles, that has been the inspiration and guide for Americans
ever since his day, and that has led them to work on in faith and hope
until the end they strove for was won.
"The True Story of Christopher Columbus" will be followed by the "true
story" of others who have left names for us to honor and revere, who
have made the world better because they lived, and who have helped to
make and to develop American freedom, strength and progress.
It will be the endeavor to have all these presented in the simple,
straightforward, earnest way that appeals to children, and shows how the
hero can be the man, and the man the hero. E. S. B.
Men who do great things are men we all like to read about. This is the
story of Christopher Columbus, the man who discovered America. He lived
four hundred years ago. When he was a little boy he lived in Genoa.
It was a beautiful city in the northwestern part of the country called
Italy.
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