explorers

Examines the political forces and personal ambition that drove the explorer Robert F. Scott to strive to reach the South Pole.

A biography of the seaman and explorer who helped settle Jamestown and whose explorations of Virginia and New England helped pave the way for colonists.

Biography of the nineteenth-century hunter, trapper, Indian chief, trader, gold seeker, innkeeper, and rancher who discovered a pass in the Sierra Nevadas which bears his name.

Describes the exploits of men who explored the American West during the early 1800s, including Lewis and Clark, John Colter, Joe Walker, and Thomas Nuttall.

Ralph, a fearless explorer on his way to the North Pole, meets a friendly polar bear who helps him in his journey.

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.

Describes the events surrounding the voyages of Christopher Columbus to the New World, the reasons for those voyages, and how they helped to shape the future of the Americas.

Introduces Matthew Henson, the African American explorer who accompanied Robert Peary on the first successful expedition to the North Pole in 1909.

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.