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The voyage that changed history: when Columbus sailed West in 1492, he left one world and found another. (American History).(Play)
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September 3, 2001|
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INTRODUCTION
Born in 1451 in the Republic of Genoa (Italy) young Christopher Columbus worked as an apprentice (trainee) in his father's wool shop. A tall boy with fiery red hair and freckles, Christopher yearned to sail the high seas.
In his early teens, he made his first voyage. A few years later, pirates attacked his fleet off the coast of Portugal. Seven ships were sunk, and hundreds of sailors drowned. A wounded Christopher swam more than six miles to safety.
But his greatest adventure--on one of the most famous voyages ever-still lay far in ...
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