america

Describes the earliest forms of trade and commerce in the New World, explaining how early settlers traded with one another and the region's native people for goods and services.

Profiles the life and historic voyages of fifteenth-century explorer Christopher Columbus, describing how he opened the way for exploration and settlement of the Americas.

Relates events of explorer Henry Hudson's final voyage in 1602 from four points of view, those of his seventeen-year-old son aboard ship, a younger son left in London, a crewmember, and a young English woman acting as a spy in Holland in hopes of restoring honor to her family's name.

An account of the travels of Spanish explorer Cabeza de Vaca through Texas and Mexico from 1528 through 1536, looking particularly at his relations with the native people with whom he shared his journeys.

Presents the life of Spanish explorer Francisco Coronado who explored the American southwest looking for treasure.

Presents recent archaeological findings about the first people to settle the Americas, how they got here, and from what continent they came.

An account of the exploration of the American South by Hernando de Soto, Ponce de Leon, and others.

Follows the stories of ancient nomads, Leif Eriksson, and Christopher Columbus as they make their way to a new land we now call America.

Describes the life and voyages of seventeenth-century English explorer Henry Hudson, discussing his discoveries in North America.

Presents a short children's history of explorer, Christopher Columbus and describes his life, voyages, and encounters with the native peoples of Hispaniola and other areas of the new world.