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Profiles six European conquests, including the conquest over the Caribbean Islands, the Central Valley of Mexico, the Andes and Western South America, and the Amazon Basin.

An easy-to-read biography of the famous explorer who became one of the first people to sail to America.

A brief biography of the Spanish explorers who led an expedition into the American Southwest in search of Gran Quivira and the seven cities of Cibola.

An account of Columbus's voyage links descriptions of life in various countries in fifteenth-century Europe with those of life among various Indians in the New World.

Examines the life of Christopher Columbus, the fifteenth-century Italian explorer who is credited with discovering the New World while trying to reach India by sailing west. Presented in graphic novel form.

Describes the life and voyages of the Italian-born explorer who claimed land in the New World for England in 1497.

Illustrations and simple text provide a brief introduction to the life of sixteenth-century explorer Jacques Cartier.

Describes Champlain's exploration of New France and his relations with the Indians.

An account of the Cabots' exploration of Canada and Argentina.

A biography of the English explorer and sea captain who explored three North American waterways later named for him--the Hudson River, Hudson Bay, and Hudson Strait.