Amerigo Vespucci. Pilot Major ISBN: 9780231877985 Platform/Publisher: De Gruyter / Columbia University Press Digital rights:Users: Unlimited; Printing: Unlimited; Download: Unlimited
Discusses the controversy around Amerigo Vespucci, an Italian explorer and navigator, who was credited with the discovery of America instead of Columbus. Examines the dramatic history around Vespucci's voyages, forgeries, and the naming of America.