A biography of the Spanish explorer which concentrates on his travels in the Caribbean, his discovery of Florida, and his lifelong quest for a fountain of youth.
The naval career of Stephen Decatur who was acclaimed as a hero in the Battle of Tripoli, his appointment as Commissioner of the Navy, and his death in a duel.
Tells of the building of Bent's Fort, a trading post along the Santa Fe trail, and describes work there, the wagon trains, Indians who traded there, and life at the fort in summer and winter.
Tells of the building of Bent's Fort, a trading post along the Santa Fe trail, and describes work there, the wagon trains, Indians who traded there, and life at the fort in summer and winter.
A biography of the Spanish explorer which concentrates on his travels in the Caribbean, his discovery of Florida, and his lifelong quest for a fountain of youth.
A biography of the Norwegian scientist and adventurer who undertook a journey across the Pacific Ocean on a balsa raft to prove the possibility of his theory that the Pacific islands had been populated by Indians from South America.
