explorers

Discusses the explorations of fourteen explorers, from Pytheas's voyage to Britain in 320 B.C. to Fuchs's crossing of the Antarctic in 1957.

Uses the Lewis and Clark Expedition as a reference to examine the history and everyday life of the United States from 1801 to 1850, including the War of 1812, the growth of industrialization, the expansion westward, and the California Gold Rush.