america

Provides insights into the explorations of the American frontier through a dramatized interview with Kit Carson in which he discusses his own accomplishments, as well as the activities of such frontiersmen as Daniel Boone, Zebulon Pike, Jedediah Smith, and James Beckwourth.

The cabin boy on the "Santa Maria" keeps a diary which records his experiences when he sails with Columbus on his first voyage to the New World in 1492.

History of the native cultures of North and South America.

Discusses both hypothetical and historical voyages of discovery to America by the Phoenicians, Saint Brendan of Ireland, the Vikings, and such later European navigators as Columbus, Cabot, and Magellan.

In a pictorial retelling, Christopher Columbus overcomes a number of obstacles to fulfill his dream of sailing west to find a new route to the Orient.

Deadwood Lighter, an enslaved Cherokee who serves as an interpreter for conquistador Don Hernando De Soto, risks his life to return to his people and warn them that De Soto is marching toward Cherokee lands on a quest for gold.

Explores the origins and historical background of Columbus Day, and offers details about how and why the occasion is remembered.

Discusses the voyages of Christopher Columbus, who determined to beat everyone in the race to the Indies.

A young orphan is given the opportunity to sail with Christopher Columbus as a cabin boy.