Those who wonder how America got its name inevitably run into Amerigo Vespucci. Who was he? And why are we named after him - and not Christopher Columbus, who got here well before Vespucci did?
To read up on Mr. Vespucci, follow this link to a great article by Roger Saunders, the Feature Writer-Editor for American History over at Suite101.com.
Want something a little different? Check out this homemade school project video on Vespucci by clicking here. It's not exactly fully accurate, but...it's kind of neat.
For a biographical essay on Vespucci, click here.
You can also check out what Wikipedia has to say about Mr. Vespucci by clicking here.
Showing posts with label Amerigo Vespucci. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Amerigo Vespucci. Show all posts
Tuesday, July 29, 2008
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)