Zinaida Shishova’s book tells about the great voyage of Christopher Columbus.
It is based on facts and on guesses. From Columbus’s diary we know that there were boys—ship’s boys—on his crew. Because of the mistake of one of them, the “Santa María” wrecked—the flagship ship of the fleet.
Zinaida Shishova gave names to these nameless ship’s boys, tied them together with friendship, a strong sense of comradeship, and a secret map.
For middle and high school age.