discovery and exploration

Paintings, maps, and journal sketches and entries help chronicle Lewis and Clark's journey from St. Louis down the Missouri River and over the Rocky and Bitterroot mountains.

Presents a brief graphic novel featuring the story of Roald Amundsen and how he made it to the South Pole.

The roots of the newly formed United States of America are examined in detail in this volume. With evocative illustrations, paintings, maps, political documents, and other media largely drawn from the post-revolutionary era itself, this book details both the new nation’s growing pains and shortcomings, its major accomplishments and optimism, its sociocultural trends, and its rapid growth and expansion. Political and military struggles, Manifest Destiny, and other dynamic events are all included in a narrative stretching from the nation’s birth through the years prior to the U.S. Civil War.

The story of the European discovery of North America does not end with 2014;in fact it does not really even begin with 1492 ;Christopher Columbus. This engaging title tells the story of the explorers who became the first Europeans to visit the lands that would later become the United States of America. Readers will learn about the Spanish explorers of the Southwest and the Gulf Coast, the English and Dutch explorers of the Atlantic Coast, and the French explorers of the St. Lawrence River, the Great Lakes, and the Mississippi River. They'll discover what the goals and motivations behind each expedition were, which native people the explorers encountered, and what sorts of obstacles had to be overcome for each expedition to succeed. A fascinating account of a formational period in American history.

In 1492 members of an enchanted voyage discover the sorcerous kingdom of Prester John.

In 1803, President Thomas Jefferson acquired 828,000 square miles from France. When Meriwether Lewis and William Clark set out to chart the Louisiana Purchase, they discovered an exciting and varied country. Discover the circumstances and effects of the acquisition in The Louisiana Purchase.

Provides primary source documents about the colonial history of the United States, and includes lesson plans and document analysis for each selection.

"Travel with some of the most famous pioneers who opened up the West, from the explorers Daniel Boone and Lewis and Clark to John C. Fr?mont and the trappers of Canada. This fascinating history features the explorers and entrepreneurs who made their marks--and their fortunes--by venturing west."--Provided by publisher.

Discusses key figures, important events, significant social movements, and cultural milestones in American history during the period of the Louisiana Purchase.

Follows the travels of Americans Meriwether Lewis and William Clark, explorers of the American West.