Cooper J.: Mercedes of Castile; or The Voyage to Cathay = Мерседес из Кастилии, или Путешествие в Катай. Т.17: на англ.яз

James Fenimore Cooper was a prolific and popular American writer of the first half of the 19th century. His historical romances of frontier and Indian life in the early American days created a unique form of American literature. Mercedes of Castile; or, The Voyage to Cathay is a historical novel by Cooper. The novel is set in 15th century Europe, and follows the preparations and expedition of Christopher Columbus westward to the new world.