Project Gutenberg 2006-12-03 Public domain in the USA. 179 Ober, Frederick A. (Frederick Albion) 1849 1913 Ober, Frederick Albion Ober, Fred A. (Frederick Albion) Ober, F. A. (Frederick Albion) Beverly, Fred Amerigo Vespucci Reading ease score: 58.2 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. Produced by Suzanne Shell, Richard J. Shiffer and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Amerigo Vespucci" by Frederick A. Ober is a historical account written in the early 20th century. The book explores the life and explorations of the Italian navigator Amerigo Vespucci, who is notably recognized for his significant contributions to the discovery of the Americas and for whom the continents are named. It lays the foundation for understanding Vespucci's early life, education, and eventual rise to prominence in the Age of Discovery. The opening of the biography introduces readers to the birthplace of Amerigo Vespucci, Florence, during the late 15th century, highlighting the city's rich cultural and historical significance. It details his family background, illustrating the pride and modest means of the Vespucci family, and emphasizes Amerigo's educational journey under his uncle, which laid the groundwork for his later maritime endeavors. The narrative touches on the influential figures of Renaissance Florence and positions Vespucci within a network of explorers and thinkers, foreshadowing his eventual adventures and the revolutionary impact he would have on geographic understanding in his time. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Vespucci, Amerigo, 1451-1512 E011 Text Browsing: History - American Browsing: History - General 412256 411919 2024-10-08T15:57:37.306247 2023-09-09T06:27:40.184320 text/html text/html 408621 2006-12-03T02:23:10 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 1299570 2006-12-03T02:23:10 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 1453295 2024-10-08T15:57:48.314189 application/epub+zip 1453495 2024-10-08T15:57:41.317260 application/epub+zip 221963 2024-10-08T15:57:39.620257 application/epub+zip 1664250 2024-10-08T15:57:53.125181 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1613753 2024-10-08T15:57:46.739205 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 372515 2022-09-09T12:17:32.178621 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 365593 365488 2024-10-08T15:57:36.314291 2023-09-09T06:27:39.220332 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 365465 2006-12-03T02:23:10 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 135110 2006-12-03T02:23:10 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 365471 2006-12-03T02:23:10 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 135041 2006-12-03T02:23:10 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21352 2024-10-08T15:57:53.269167 application/rdf+xml 15281 2024-10-08T15:57:40.184247 image/jpeg 3748 2024-10-08T15:57:39.903227 image/jpeg 1386713 2024-10-08T15:57:37.372279 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia