In this 1926 Newbery Honor Book, Pádraic Colum gathers several little-known folk lore tales of exploration on the Atlantic Ocean and to the American continent, adds accounts of historical exploration, and presents it in the setting of Prince Henry of Portugal's gathering of astronomers and explorers on the edge of the European continent. The result is both entertaining and revealing. (Summary by Lynette Caulkins)
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Chapters
- Chapter 1
The Tower Above the Ocean
05:33 - Chapter 2
The Legend of Atlantis
16:43 - Chapter 3
The Voyage of Maelduin
41:46 - Chapter 4
The Voyages of Saint Brendan
50:14 - Chapter 5
The Children of Eric the Red
35:21 - Chapter 6
On the Tower
05:01 - Chapter 7
The Great Admiral
56:48 - Chapter 8
The Fountain of Youth
10:20 - Chapter 9
Virginia
22:36 - Chapter 10
The Naming of the Land
24:03