1507 A.D.: a group of scholars in Eastern France studying the voyages of Amerigo Vespucci produce a map showing a new landmass in the West called “America.” 2003 A.D.: the Library of Congress pay $10 million for the only existing copy of this map. Lester provides a fascinating historical and cartographical look at this significant document.
The Fourth Part of the World by Tony Lester
Reviewed by: Jen R.
Book Review: ‘Made in Asian America: A History for Young People,’ by Erika
Lee and Christina Soontornvat
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Erika Lee and Christina Soontornvat’s “Made in Asian America” spotlights
young people who defy erasure and make their own history.
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