"Focusing on 50 of the world's . . . explorers, with shorter entries on 60 of their helpers and companions, the book is filled with first-person accounts in the explorers' own words, . . . maps, specially commissioned photographs, and artworks re-create history's greatest expeditions"--Provided by publisher.
Describes Hernan Cortes's and Francisco Pizarro's conquests and explorations in Mexico and Peru, discussing how European diseases aided in the destruction of both the Aztec and Inca civilizations.
Examines the successes and failures of some of the pioneering mariners who set out from Spain and Portugal beginning in the mid-fifteenth century to establish trade routes and explore new worlds.
An exploration of the lives and accomplishments of Portuguese explorers. Includes audio, videos, activities, weblinks, slideshows, transparencies, maps, quizzes, and supplementary resources.
An exploration of the lives and achievements of French explorers. Includes audio, videos, activities, weblinks, slideshows, transparencies, maps, quizzes, and supplementary resources.
An exploration of the lives and accomplishments of English explorers. Includes audio, videos, activities, weblinks, slideshows, transparencies, maps, quizzes, and supplementary resources.
Describes English pirate Francis Drake who raided the African coast and abducted men, women and children and sold them into slavery and was considered a hero for attacking and looting Spanish ships to be added to England's coffers.
