america

Chronicles the life of explorer Juan Ponce de Leon, focusing on his many accomplishments in the New World.

The story of Katherine Lee Bates and the song, America The Beautiful.

Introduces the lives, actions, and impact of the Spanish explorers of the Americas, who were known as the conquistadors.

Traces the expeditions of six French explorers in the New World: Cartier, de Champlain, Duluth, Joliet, Marquette, and La Salle.

Describes the discovery and early exploration of North America and traces the history of the early settlements.

Chronicles happenings in America and elsewhere in the world from the year 1000 to 2000 in time line format, covering history and politics, the arts, science and technology, and miscellaneous events.

A saga of the first Americans, telling the story of White Ash, a young woman stolen from her clan at the age of ten, who grows up torn between two peoples and the warring men who love her.

An easy-to-read biography of the sailor who never fully recognized the importance of his discovery which changed history.

A life of the Genoese weaver's son who sought to prove the world is round, telling how he studied map-making in Portugal, waited long years for financial and material support from Isabella of Spain, and finally made four voyages to the New World.