america

Bartolome de las Casas was a Dominican friar who witnessed the brutality of the Spanish Explorers early in their conquest of Mexico. He tried to protect and defend the native popularion from that brutality.

Examines the history, culture, and people of the ancient Mayan and Aztec civilizations; and covers topics including their political and social systems, warfare and rulers, and the construction of their cities.

Contains excerpts from letters, books, and journals in which early European explorers provide accounts of their experiences in the New World, each with an introduction.

Argues that Viking reached America before Christopher Columbus, and chronicles one couples discovery of Viking artifacts which prove Vikings landed in the United States more than one thousand years ago.

Organized in encyclopedic form, an examination of the legends and lore of the Americas prior to Columbus's arrival in 1492. Each entry is followed by bibliographic information to facilitate further research on the topic.

Traces the voyage of a Chinese fleet which, in 1421, circumnavigated the globe, discovered America, and transplanted to America, Australia, New Zealand, and South America the principal economic crops that now feed and clothe the world.

Recounts the adventures of Spanish nobleman and explorer Alvar Nunez Cabeza de Vaca, describing his disasterous expedition to the Americas in 1527 and the seven years he spent living among the Native Americans.