america

Provides a horizontal linkage of people and events which occurred in America. Grouped under subject headings from 1000 A.D. to the present.

Introduces children to the life of Viking adventurer Leif Eriksson, chronicling his famed voyage, in which he sailed to Newfoundland, where he established the first European colony in North America.

A brief biography of fifteenth-century European explorer, John Cabot, who, sailing under the British flag, landed on the Newfoundland coast paving the way for future settlement in the New World.

Presents a brief biography of sixteenth-century Spanish explorer Hernando Cortes that chronicles his life and defeat over the Aztec emperor Montezuma.

Chronicles the life and journeys of sixteenth-century Spanish explorer Francisco V?squez de Coronado, who searched the lands north of Mexico, or New Spain, for the legendary Seven Cities of C?bola.

Discusses the life and exploration of a descendant of Spanish politicians, Alvar Nunez Cabeza de Vaca, who came to America as a conquistador but was captured and made a slave.

Describes the adventures of conquistador Hernando de Soto, providing background on his early life and discussing the ways Spain's search for wealth dramatically changed North America.

Examines aspects of the everyday lives of early American peoples, including the Aztec, Maya, and Inca peoples of Central and South America, and the Arctic and Native American Indian cultures of the North; and includes photographs, illustrations, maps, timelines, and activities.

Explores available clues and evidence that the Vikings were the first discoverers of America.