Describes what life was like in America before the coming of the Europeans and examines the effect of the arrival of Columbus, Pizarro, and Cortez on the lives of the native peoples.
A biography of the explorer whose search for a shorter route to the Far East led him to discover a bay, a strait, and a river on the northeastern coast of America.
Offers a clearly written and visually enhanced overview about the age of exploration and is designed both to acquaint readers with the basics of history and to make them aware that their lives and their own historical era are an intimate part of the ongoing human saga.
Presents a collection of full-color and black and white illustrated photographs depicting the art and cultures of native peoples of the Western Hemisphere from ancient times to the twenty-first century and examines their heritage and the impact they had upon the growth and development of the nation.
