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.
Presents that part of Audubon's life when he sailed down the Mississippi on a flatboat, along with his assistant Joseph Mason sketching birds along the way.
Describes the life of the Spanish explorer who first came to the New World with Columbus and went on to become governor of Puerto Rico and later came to Florida looking for the Fountain of Youth.
