america

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america

Dutch colonies in the Americas

2003
Offers a brief historical overview of the first Dutch colonies in the Americas, and the men and women who settled them.

Christopher Columbus

2001
A biography of Christopher Columbus for young readers, explaining why he is famous, and discussing his early life, his preparation for his voyage, and his landing in America. Includes lists of significant dates and words.

Samuel de Champlain

2002
A biography of Samuel de Champlain, the sixteenth-century explorer best known for discovering and mapping the Great Lakes region.

Christopher Columbus

2002
Simple text and illustrations present Christopher Columbus's life story, covering how he became a sailor, his arrival in the New World, and his death in Spain in 1506.

Exploration and conquest

the Americas after Columbus, 1500-1620
1994
Describes how the lives of America's native inhabitants are changed forever by European explorers who claim the land and its resources for their countries.

Francis Drake

1992
Describes the life and adventures of the seaman who was the first Englishman to sail around the world.

Champlain

explorer of New France (1567-1635)
1988
A biography of the French explorer who founded Quebec, discovered Lake Champlain, and was called the Father of New France.

De Soto

explorer of the Southeast (1500-1542)
1988
A biography of the wealthy Spanish explorer who became the first white man to cross the Mississippi.

Columbus and the age of explorers

2007
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.

Columbus; discoverer of the New World

1974
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.

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