Arthur Johnson Memorial Library

Gallagher, Aileen

Prince Henry, the navigator pioneer of modern exploration Aileen Gallagher - 1st ed. - New York The Rosen Publishing Group, INC 2003 - 112 p. ill. (some col.), col. maps ; 25 cm. - The library of explorers and exploration .

Includes bibliography references and Index

Introduction: The navigator who wasn't -- Land's end -- Prophecy and profit -- The first crusade -- Unseen lands -- Beyond the point of no return -- Travesty at Tangier -- Slaves and civet cats -- Final voyages.

Profiles Prince Henry of Portugal, whose support enabled explorers to claim new lands, spread Christianity, and increase trade between Europe and Africa while he, himself, remained close to home.

082393621X (lib. bdg.)

9780823936212

2002003205


Henry 1394-1460 Infante of Portugal --Juvenile literature


Explorers--Biography--Juvenile literature--Portugal
Princes--Biography--Juvenile literature--Portugal
Geography, Medieval--Juvenile literature
Explorers--Juvenile literature

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