Excerpt from Columbus and the New World Heroes of Discovery and Conquest: Embracing the Lives, Voyages and Explorations of the Northmen, Columbus, Vespucius, Balboa, the Cabots, Magellan, and Other Navigators I have been requested by the publishers to review the proof this 1xvolume. It has not been a task; it has been a recreation. It is appropriate that at a period when the people Of the United States, in the zenith Of their enlightenment, and in the unparalleled wealth and power Of their nation, seek to Venerate Columbus, the literature Of the age should embrace a contribu tion so valuable as an auxiliary, and so essential as an inspiration. AS re awakening our wonder at the great system Of our development; as re-affirm ing our belief in a Great Giver Of all good; as arousing our emulation Of those, the benefits Of whose deeds we enjoy, and as a means of bringing the philosophy Of the past, and the evolution Of time, in quickened sympathy with the marvelous conditions Of the present, the contents Of this volume will doubtless find their grateful way into the hearts and minds Of many men in this and future generations. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.