A Horizon caravel book

Recounts the adventures of Marco Polo who, with his father and uncle, journeyed to the court of Kublai Khan in China from 1271 to 1295.

From the Scythians in the violent pre-Christian era up to the twentieth century excutions--the ups and downs of Russia's rulers. Many photographs and paintings help tell of turbulent times.

Text and illustrations trace the history of the exploration of Africa with emphasis on the 19th-century expeditions which helped map the continent and open it to European influence and colonization.

Discusses the Suez Canal from its conception to its final realization, emphasizing the participation of Ferdinand de Lesseps.

An account of the Scandinavians of 800-1100 B. C. who raided and plundered, then settled Europe and who discovered Greenland.