- Christopher Columbus - http://caribbean-connection.com/christopher-columbus/
Includes short biography and list of major accomplishments.
- Extracts from Columbus's Journal - http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/source/columbus1.html
Selected passages from the journal of Columbus's voyage of 1492. From the Medieval Sourcebook.
- Columbus and Other Great Explorers - http://www.infoplease.com/spot/columbusday1.html
Provides a short history of the man and the holiday which bears his name. Also includes information on other famous journeys and explorations. From Infoplease.com
- Christopher Columbus - http://library.thinkquest.org/J002678F/columbus.htm
Illustrated page created by students tells about the first man since the Vikings to "discover" the New World.
- Columbus and the Age of Discovery - http://muweb.millersville.edu/~columbus/
A searchable collection of many scholarly articles on Columbus and the encounter of two worlds.
- Christopher Columbus - http://www.nmm.ac.uk/server/show/conWebDoc.137
National Maritime Museum fact file answers common questions about Columbus's life.
- European Explorers: Christopher - http://www.cdli.ca/CITE/excolumbus.htm
A list of links to web pages related to Christopher Columbus. Designed for fifth and sixth grade students.
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