discovery and exploration

Examines the geology and natural history of the highest regions of California's Sierra Nevada range, and looks at the records of early explorations of the peaks. Includes maps, photographs, and geologic guides.

Explores the life and times of Willa Cather, who lived during the great migration across western America and whose works influenced a region.

A brief biography on the life and career of Spanish explorer Christopher Columbus.

Learn all about America's first settlements and the struggles and people who made this country what it is today. The size and shape of America wasn't always as we know it today. Take a look at the people who made this growth possible, all for the promise of liberty and land.

Including photographs, maps, fact boxes, and Web sites, this book tells of the exploration of Australasia and the Pacific and of the exploits of famous explorers, such as James Cook and Friedrich Leichhardt.

Including photographs, maps, fact boxes, and Web sites, this book tells of explorers to the Asian peninsula, such as Marco Polo and Ferdinand Magellan.