His Gallery of great Americans series. Explorers of America

A biography of the French explorer who founded Quebec, discovered Lake Champlain, and was called the Father of New France.

A biography of the wealthy Spanish explorer who became the first white man to cross the Mississippi.

An easy-to-read account of the expedition to explore the Louisiana Territory and the two men who led it.

A brief biography of the Italian weaver's son who never achieved his dream of finding a trade route to India but in pursuing it opened the door to the New World.

A brief biography of the Spanish explorers who led an expedition into the American Southwest in search of Gran Quivira and the seven cities of Cibola.