Translation based on Las Casas abstract of the Log with additions from his Historia and Fernando Columbus's Historia (of the Columbus family). His own account of the voyage.
Introduces the life of explorer Christopher Columbus, the first man known to cross the Atlantic Ocean, and discusses what he found when he reached the islands now known as the West Indies.
A simple biography of the Italian explorer who became the first European to discover the West Indies islands in three historic voyages sponsored by Spain's monarchy.
Chronicles the history of the European settlement of North American between 1492 and 1763 and includes information on key explorers, African slaves, and Native Americans who fought unsuccessfully to keep their land and way of life.
Presents a children's study of the cultural differences between the Native Americans and the early Europeans from 1492 to 1700, and discusses the various native homes and customs as well as the changes that they incurred as a result of European expansion.