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The journey of Columbus

2003
Briefly presents Christopher Columbus's 1492 journey from Spain into the unknown.

Christopher Columbus

1991
A brief biography of Christopher Columbus describing his first voyage to America.

Christopher Columbus

famous explorer
2003
Discusses the life of Christopher Columbus, with an emphasis on his career as an explorer.

The birth of black America

the age of discovery and the slave trade
1996
A history of early exploration in the Americas and Africa and an examination of the slave trade that followed.

Hern?n Cort?s

1986
A biography of Cort?s, dividing his life into the segments of scholar, adventurer, settler, captain, invader, guest, conqueror, and veteran.

The bold and magnificent dream

America's founding years, 1492-1815
1978
Examines the history of America from Columbus' explorations and the colonial era through the War of 1812.

The Vikings

1972
A recounting "of the Northmen as determined by archeologists" and a study of the world of the Norse gods and the Viking leaders: Exic Bloodax, Leif the Lucky, Olef the Stour, and Harold Handraada.

Christopher Columbus, mariner

1955
An account of the life and voyages of Christopher Columbus.

Leif Eriksson

Viking explorer
2004
Describes the life and accomplishments of Leif, son of Norseman Erik the Red, who led a group of Vikings from Greenland on a voyage which ended on the shores of North America.

Ponce de L?on

explorer of Florida
2003
A biography of the Spanish explorer who first came to the New World with Columbus, went on to become governor of Puerto Rico, and later came to Florida looking for the Fountain of Youth.

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