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Studie over de centrale rol die prins Hendrik de Zeevaarder (1394-1460) speelde bij de eerste Portugese ontdekkingsreizen.
Biography of the Portuguese prince and monk who sponsored expeditions along the west coast of Africa during the late middle ages.
A biography of that Portuguese prince whose vision and whose school of navigation significantly affected all later explorers who charted the unknown.
A biography of Portugal's national hero whose advanced ideas on geography and navigation opened the way for Columbus and other explorers.
Some people are born when the moon and the stars are so favorably aligned that they soar through life as if it were a vacation planned by a seasoned travel agent. Henry Tift Myers, the first presidential pilot, was born under such conditions to emotionally strong and healthy parents who lived life with purpose and zest. You are invited to come along as we tell the story of a small town Georgia boy who seized extraordinary opportunity, coupled it with courage and determination and actually lived his dreams.
Presents a comprehensive reference to explorers and topics related to exploration.
The Prince Henry may be taken as a symbol of wishes and efforts of anonymous navigators, cartographers, of cosmographers, merchants and adventurers who helped modern man to build new dimensions to the perspective of the world. A prince of remarkable qualities that worked in favor of the Kingdom and of the Catholic religion, with projects, subject to successes and failures, stubborn in realizing their desires, and a man deeply marked by the conditions and conveniences of life of his time. It is to mention that the author was awarded with the prize Henriquino, in 1960, in Portugal.
'The Caribbean People' is a three-book 'History' series for Secondary schools. Tracing the origins and developments of the Caribbean region, Book 1 starts with Early Civilisation, Tribes and Settlers, followed by Colonisation and Plantations in Book 2. Book 3 looks at modern West Indian society, more recent history and current affairs.