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Columbus Discoverers and Explorer Stories for Kids' Free AudioBook Downloads Public Domain.

chapter 3 of discoverers and explorers this librivox recording is in the public domain discoverers and explorers by edward r shaw chapter 3 columbus

one day a man appeared in portugal who said he was certain that the earth was round and that he could reach india by sailing westward everyone laughed at him and asked him how he would like to try he answered that he would sail around the earth if anyone would provide him with ships people jeered and scoffed if the earth is a sphere they said in order to sell round it you must sell uphill whoever heard of a ship sailing uphill but this man whose name was christopher columbus remained firm in his belief when a boy columbus had listened eagerly to the stories the sailors told about strange lands and wonderful islands beyond the water he was in the habit of sitting on the wharfs and watching the ships often he would say i wish oh how i wish i could be a sailor at last his father who was a woolcomber said to him my son if you really wish to become a sailor i will send you to a school where you will be taught navigation columbus was delighted at this and told his father that he would study diligently he was sent to the university of pavia where he learned all the geography that was then known as well as how to draw maps and charts he became a skillful penman and also studied astronomy geometry and latin but he did not spend a long time at his studies for at the age of 14 he was sent to c what he had learned however gave him an excellent groundwork and from this time forward he made use of every opportunity to inform himself and to become a scholarly man his first voyage was made with a distant relative who was an adventurous and daring man and who was ever ready to fight with anyone with whom he could pick a quarrel in course of time columbus commanded a ship of his own and became known as a bold and daring navigator he made a voyage along the coast of africa as far south as guinea and afterwards sailed northward to iceland at an early day he became familiar with the wildest kind of adventure for at this time sea life on the mediterranean was little more than a series of fights with pirates some say that during one of these conflicts columbus's ship caught fire in order to save his life he jumped into the water and swam six miles to shore reaching the coast of portugal others say that he was attracted to that country by the great school of navigation which prince henry had established however that may be he appeared at lisbon at the age of 35 filled with the idea of sailing westward to reach those rich eastern countries in which everyone was so much interested he was laughed at for expressing such an idea it is not pleasant to be laughed at but columbus was courageous and never wavered in his belief the earth is a sphere he said those foolish stories of its being flat and supported on a turtle's back cannot be true but those persons to whom he talked only laughed the more is there anything more foolish they asked than to believe that there are people who walk with their heels up and with their heads hanging down think of a place where the trees grow with their branches down and where its nose hails and reins upward everybody thought him an idol dreamer columbus tried to persuade king john to furnish him with ships and allow him to test his belief but king john cruelly deceived columbus for after obtaining his maps and charts he sent off on an expedition of his own he hoped in this way to gain the glory of the discovery the sailors whom he sent however were not brave enough to continue the voyage and returned frightened by a severe storm columbus was so disgusted by the treachery of king john that he made up his mind to leave portugal and go to spain so taking his little son diego with him he started on his journey he traveled from place to place trying to find some...

Columbus Discoverers and Explorer Stories for Kids' Free AudioBook Downloads Public Domain.

chapter 3 of discoverers and explorers this librivox recording is in the public domain discoverers and explorers by edward r shaw chapter 3 columbus

one day a man appeared in portugal who said he was certain that the earth was round and that he could reach india by sailing westward everyone laughed at him and asked him how he would like to try he answered that he would sail around the earth if anyone would provide him with ships people jeered and scoffed if the earth is a sphere they said in order to sell round it you must sell uphill whoever heard of a ship sailing uphill but this man whose name was christopher columbus remained firm in his belief when a boy columbus had listened eagerly to the stories the sailors told about strange lands and wonderful islands beyond the water he was in the habit of sitting on the wharfs and watching the ships often he would say i wish oh how i wish i could be a sailor at last his father who was a woolcomber said to him my son if you really wish to become a sailor i will send you to a school where you will be taught navigation columbus was delighted at this and told his father that he would study diligently he was sent to the university of pavia where he learned all the geography that was then known as well as how to draw maps and charts he became a skillful penman and also studied astronomy geometry and latin but he did not spend a long time at his studies for at the age of 14 he was sent to c what he had learned however gave him an excellent groundwork and from this time forward he made use of every opportunity to inform himself and to become a scholarly man his first voyage was made with a distant relative who was an adventurous and daring man and who was ever ready to fight with anyone with whom he could pick a quarrel in course of time columbus commanded a ship of his own and became known as a bold and daring navigator he made a voyage along the coast of africa as far south as guinea and afterwards sailed northward to iceland at an early day he became familiar with the wildest kind of adventure for at this time sea life on the mediterranean was little more than a series of fights with pirates some say that during one of these conflicts columbus's ship caught fire in order to save his life he jumped into the water and swam six miles to shore reaching the coast of portugal others say that he was attracted to that country by the great school of navigation which prince henry had established however that may be he appeared at lisbon at the age of 35 filled with the idea of sailing westward to reach those rich eastern countries in which everyone was so much interested he was laughed at for expressing such an idea it is not pleasant to be laughed at but columbus was courageous and never wavered in his belief the earth is a sphere he said those foolish stories of its being flat and supported on a turtle's back cannot be true but those persons to whom he talked only laughed the more is there anything more foolish they asked than to believe that there are people who walk with their heels up and with their heads hanging down think of a place where the trees grow with their branches down and where its nose hails and reins upward everybody thought him an idol dreamer columbus tried to persuade king john to furnish him with ships and allow him to test his belief but king john cruelly deceived columbus for after obtaining his maps and charts he sent off on an expedition of his own he hoped in this way to gain the glory of the discovery the sailors whom he sent however were not brave enough to continue the voyage and returned frightened by a severe storm columbus was so disgusted by the treachery of king john that he made up his mind to leave portugal and go to spain so taking his little son diego with him he started on his journey he traveled from place to place trying to find some...