The Discovery of America Vol. 1 (of 2) - with some account of Ancient America and the Spanish Conquest

Project Gutenberg's The Discovery of America Vol. 1 (of 2), by John FiskeThis eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and withalmost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away orre-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License includedwith this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.orgTitle: The Discovery of America Vol. 1 (of 2)with some account of Ancient America and the Spanish ConquestAuthor: John FiskeRelease Date: November 13, 2008 [EBook #27253]Language: English*** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK THE DISCOVERY OF AMERICA ***Produced by Christine P. Travers and the Online DistributedProofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.netTranscriber's note: Obvious printer's errors have been corrected, all other inconsistencies and errors are as in theoriginal. The author's spelling has been maintained.Description of the characters not found in the Unicode tables:[p-] p with stroke below.John Fiske.THEDISCOVERY OF AMERICAWITH SOME ACCOUNT OF ANCIENT AMERICAAND THE SPANISH CONQUESTBYJOHN FISKEIN TWO VOLUMESVOL. I.Then I unbar the doors; my paths lead outThe exodus of nations; I disperseMen to all shores that front the hoary main.I too have arts and sorceries;Illusion dwells forever with the wave.I make some coast alluring, some lone isleTo distant men, who must go there or die.EmersonEditor's arm.BOSTON AND NEW YORKHOUGHTON, MIFFLIN AND COMPANYThe Riverside Press, Cambridge1897Copyright, 1892, By JOHN ...