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Humanity's Finest Hours. Amerigo

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Humanity's Finest Hours. Amerigo
14.99 €
A cycle of stories "The Starry Hours of Mankind" about the most important, pivotal moments of world history and the people who were able to influence its course, Stefan Zweig (1881-1942), one of the best novelists of the twentieth century, wrote in 1927. His heroes include Sultan Muhammad, conqueror of Byzantium; Vasco Nunez de Balboa, discoverer of the Pacific Ocean; Rouget de Lille, author of the great "Marseillaise"; Goethe and his young lover; the heroes of the Battle of Waterloo; the fathers of the telegraph; the discoverers of California gold; and the conquerors of the South Pole.
The book also includes the story of perhaps the most famous historical curiosity. After reading "Amerigo" (1942), you will learn why America is called America after Amerigo Vespucci and not Colombia after Columbus, who discovered it.
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