10th book - "The Fourth Part of the World" - Toby Lester - 9 points

My 2nd non-fiction book of 2010 explains the creating of the name "America" which was first shown on a 1507 map made by the German Waldseemüller. The name was shown on the South American continent (surrounded by water! how did he know?) in honor of Amerigo Vespucci who is known to first have discovered the NorthEastern shores of South America a few years earlier.

A greatly written non-fiction book! You learn so much. A must read for students, old and young, whatever religion, .... either in America or in Europe even for the whole world. You learn about the Mongols, Marco Polo, Greek and Roman cultulre, Copernicus, all kind of details about Columbus and Vespucci and later about the two creators of the 1507 world map Ringmann and Waldseemüller and so much more.

Unfortunately the book finished on page 403. Need more of this kind!

First published 2009. I read the "First Free Press hardcover edition November 2009". ISBN 978-1-4165-3531-7