america

A brief account of the life and discoveries of the Norse explorer who became one of the first white men to visit America.

Pop-up picture format provides three dimensional scenes to accompany Columbus on his most important voyage.

Examines important technological improvements in the ancient Americas from around 3114 B.C.E. to about 1521 C.E. in the fields of agriculture, building, transportation, astronomy, calendars, metalwork, weapons and warfare, medicine, textiles, and more.

Presents an overview of the origin and development of the United States from the Ice Age to 1600, with an emphasis on pre-Columbian Native Americans, and the arrivals of explorers and conquistadors.

Describes Coronado's search for gold in the American Southwest and his interaction with the Native Americans there.

David accompanies his father, a British Navy captain, on a surveying expedition up the west coast of North America. He is kidnapped by Indians who think he is a Spirit Child.

A biography of Leif Erikson describing his boyhood in Iceland, his father Erik the Red's voyage to Greenland, and his own voyage to North America around 1000 A.D.

Explores the rivalry between Christopher Columbus, working for Spain, and fellow Italian, John Cabot, working for England, to discover a more direct route to the Indies.

Contains alphabetically-arranged entries on the Spanish Empire's conquest over the Aztec, Incan, and Mayan people.