
Spice And The Devil's Cave (Dover Children's Thrift Classics (Paperback))
Ferdinand Magellan, Vasco da Gama, and other fifteenth-century adventurers spring to life in this thrilling tale of the competition between Portugal and the Venetian Republic to discover an all-sea trade route leading to the spices of India. In the Lisbon workshop of banker and navigation enthusiast Abel Zakuto, a group of intrepid explorers gather to discuss the possibility of finding a way aroun...
File Size: 4242 KB
Print Length: 376 pages
Page Numbers Source ISBN: 1494276143
Publisher: Dover Publications (December 10, 2013)
Publication Date: December 10, 2013
Sold by: Amazon Digital Services LLC
Language: English
ASIN: B00HNE8LT8
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“There are tons of historical novels, BUT Good historical novels are rare. This is a good one. it gave background to what was happening in Spain and Portugal (and many other parts of the world) during the age of discovery. You feel for the Jewish p...”
the stormy tip of Africa — the Devil's Cave.Author Agnes Danforth Hewes won the first of her three Newbery Honor awards with this book, which was praised by The New York Times as "one of those engrossing works of historical fiction whose appeal is nearly universal . . . a colorful history of a far-reaching commercial struggle and a vivid drama of individual hopes and aspirations." Enchanting woodcuts by Lynd Ward illustrate this gripping adventure, which is suitable for grades 7 and up and will delight readers of all ages.
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