Amerigo: The Man Who Gave His Name to America Amerigo: The Man Who Gave His Name to America

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Amerigo: The Man Who Gave His Name to America Amerigo: The Man Who Gave His Name to AmericaISBN: 9780297848028 Publisher : Weidenfeld & Nicholson, December 31, 2006 Hardcover, 248 pages In 1507 cartographers in Europe, struggling to redraw their map of the world to accommodate new discoveries, decided on a name for the western hemisphere. They called it 'America' after Amerigo Vespucci, a Florentine explorer who was obscure at the time and has remained so ever since. Quibbles about whether he deserved to have America named after him have

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Through the application of economic thinking and rigorous statistical techniques

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