america

Describes the life of Juan Rodr?guez Cabrillo, a sixteenth-century Spanish soldier and explorer who participated in the conquest of Cuba, spent time in the service of Cortes, and undertook explorations which eventually resulted in settlements in southern California.

A biography of Leif, son of Norseman Eric the Red, who led a group of Vikings from Greenland on a voyage which ended on the shores of North America.

Presents a biography of Christopher Columbus, the Italian navigator credited for discovering America and the New World, and examines his role as one of the great explorers.

A review of the Cold War in the Americas between 1945 through 1981 for students of the International Baccalaureate History programme.

A review of the Great Depression in the Americas between 1929 through 1939 for students of the International Baccalaureate History programme.

Presents the story of the ancestors of today's Hispanics, discussing how and where they lived.

A history of the cowboy in America from the time the Spanish brought cattle to the New World in the 1500s through the Civil War.

Readers take a trip back in time to learn about the culture and civilization of fifteenth-century Europe and Spain, and the discovery of America by Columbus.