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Amerigo Vespucci in Print

Books on the life and career of Amerigo Vespucci

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Biographical

Amerigo: The Man Who Gave His Name to America
by Felipe Fernandez-Armesto

Why America?: 500 Years of a Name: The Life and Times of Amerigo Vespucci
(Villegas History)
by German Arciniegas; translated by Jimmy Weiskopf

Amerigo Vespucci
by Frederick Albion Ober
Also available as a Kindle download and as an online book at Project Gutenberg.

Amerigo Vespucci
by Amerigo Vespucci and Charles Lester Edwards; edited by Keith Bridgeman and Tahira Arsham.
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Primary Sources

Letters of Amerigo Vespucci, and Other Documents Illustrative of his Career
(Cambridge Library Collection - Hakluyt First Series)
translated by Clements R. Markham

The First Four Voyages of Amerigo Vespucci: Tr. From the Rare Original Edition (Florence, 1505-6); With Some Preliminary Notices, by M. K
by Amerigo Vespucci; translated by Michael Kerney
Also available as an online book at Google Books.

For Younger Readers

Who in the World Was The Forgotten Explorer?: The Story of Amerigo Vespucci
by Lorene Lambert; illustrated by Jed Mickle

Amerigo Vespucci
(Vikings Library)
by Jeff Donaldson-Forbes

Forgotten Voyager: The Story of Amerigo Vespucci
(Trailblazer Biographies)
by Ann Fitzpatrick Alper



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