. A larger history of the United States of America, to the close of President Jackson's administration . These are questions that have lately been often asked. THE SPANISH DISCOVERERS. 53 The answer is that Columbus probably visited Iceland, possi-bly heard the Viking legends, but certainly did not follow in. CHRISTUPHER COLUMBUS. the path they indicated. To follow them would have been tomake a series of successive voyages, as they did, each a sort 54 HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES. of coasting trip, from Norway to Iceland, from Iceland toGreenland, from Greenland to Vinland. To follow them woul
. A larger history of the United States of America, to the close of President Jackson's administration . These are questions that have lately been often asked. THE SPANISH DISCOVERERS. 53 The answer is that Columbus probably visited Iceland, possi-bly heard the Viking legends, but certainly did not follow in. CHRISTUPHER COLUMBUS. the path they indicated. To follow them would have been tomake a series of successive voyages, as they did, each a sort 54 HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES. of coasting trip, from Norway to Iceland, from Iceland toGreenland, from Greenland to Vinland. To follow them wouldhave been to steer north-northwest, whereas his glory lies inthe fact that he sailed due west into the open sea, and foundAmerica. His will begins, In the name of the Most HolyTrinity who inspired me with the idea, and afterwards con-firmed me in it, that by traversing the ocean westwardly, accurately did he state his own title to fame. So faras climate and weather were concerned, he actually incurredless risk than the Northmen; but when we consider that hesailed directly out across an unknown ocean on the faith of atheory, his deed was incomparably greater. There is one strong reason for believing that Columbusknew but vaguely of their voyage, or did not know of it at all,or did not connect
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