![]() ![]() ![]() Part 2 details Columbus’s life in Portugal and Spain, when he came up with the idea to reach India by sailing west and tried to find a monarch to back him. The printing press was invented, Lorenzo de Medici was learning statecraft in Florence, the Wars of the Roses began, and Ivan became the first Tsar of Russia. The first part begins with Columbus as a boy in Genoa, and describes the problem the kings of Spain and Portugal were facing with no easy sea route to India. The World of Columbus and Sons is divided into four parts. I used it anyway-this is too good a book to leave out! Unfortunately, my boys thought it was boring. As well, she has made this an interesting story! Sonlight Curriculum used to use this book for their Level F, but the latest edition, which we are using, has dropped it. She has woven the stories of many kings and queens, popes and scientists, as well as explorers and reformers around the lives of Christopher Columbus and his sons. Genevieve Foster has done an excellent job of telling world history from 1451 to 1522. ![]() I really enjoyed reading The World of Columbus and Sons to my boys recently. Synopsis: The history of Europe from 1451 to 1522, both political and religious, is woven around the story of Christopher Columbus and his sons. Major Themes: Christopher Columbus, Exploration ![]()
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