Describes the explorations, conquests, accomplishments, and failures of sixteenth-century Spanish explorers ?lvar N??ez Cabeza de Vaca, Francisco V?squez de Coronado, Juan Ponce de Le?n, and Hernando de Soto in North America.
in poetry and art : paintings, sculpture, drawings, photographs, and other works of art from the National Museum of American Art, Smithsonian Institution
Panzer, Nora
1994
A collection of American poetry celebrates over 200 years of American life and history as illustrated by fine art from the collection of the National Museum of American Art.
This book explores the origins of the legend of the golden city, tells stories of the explorers who risked their lives for gold, and includes information on the latest archaeological discoveries that seem to indicate the legend may have been legitimate.
Introduces the life of explorer Christopher Columbus, the first man known to cross the Atlantic Ocean, and discusses what he found when he reached the islands now known as the West Indies.
