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Describes Coronado's explorations in the southwestern United States in the 1540s, an expedition which revealed for the first time to Europeans the Grand Canyon, the Painted Desert, the Great Plains, herds of buffalo, stark deserts, snow-capped mountain peaks--yet never the gold the Spaniards so avidly desired.

Describes the life of Christopher Columbus and how he came to discover the New World.

Traces the life of the Italian sailor who is most remembered for his voyages to the New World on behalf of Spain.

A biography of the fifteenth-century Italian seaman and navigator who unknowingly discovered a new continent while looking for a western route to India.

A biography of the French explorer who founded Quebec, discovered Lake Champlain, and was called the Father of New France.

Describes the adventures of the seventeenth-century English explorer, from his search for a short route from Europe to the Orient to his mysterious disappearance after members of his crew mutinied.

Biography of European explorer John Cabot, famous for his skills as a navigator and cartographer.

A biography of the wealthy Spanish explorer who became the first white man to cross the Mississippi.

A biography of the English explorer and sea captain who explored three North American waterways later named for him--the Hudson River, Hudson Bay, and Hudson Strait.

Explains the significance of Columbus Day as a celebration of the first voyage made by Christopher Columbus, during which he discovered America.