america

A biography of the sailor illustrated with charts and maps detailing the voyages that changed the world.

"Explore the voyage of John Cabot, the Italian navigator who explored Newfoundland for England in the search for a northwest passage to Asia"--Provided by the publisher.

"Explore the life and voyages of Henry Hudson, the English navigator who searched across the Northeastern United States and Canada for a northwest passage to China"--Provided by the publisher.

"Discover the life and voyages of Christopher Columbus, Italian navigator who discovered the West Indies"--Provided by the publisher.

"Discusses the creation and execution of the Declaration of Independence in the early days of the United States"-- Provided by publisher.

Follow the travels of Viking explorer Leif Eriksson from Iceland to Greenland and on to North America.

This volume, with more than twenty-four noted contributors, offers possible evidence of ancient immigrants, lost technologies, and places of power in ancient America long before the voyages of Christopher Columbus.

The discovery of what was later to become the United States of America was a complicated process. Discovery: Up to 1500 recounts the migration of early humans to the area, as well as its early encounters with Europeans. It includes the events leading up to the arrival to what would become North America by the explorer Leif Ericson.

The Spanish claim to territories that are today the United States rested upon the 16th century exploits of Ponce de Leon, Hernando De Soto, and Francisco V?zquez de Coronado. The Spanish colonies in America at one time or another were comprised of South America, Central America, Mexico, most of the United States and the Caribbean.