Describes the discovery and exploration of Antarctica, territorial claims, treaties, tourism, and global scientific cooperation in terms of the future.
Provides an introduction to Sacagawea, a young Native American woman of the Shoshone tribe who joined the Lewis and Clark expedition as a translator and guide, and played an important role in the mission's success.
Provides insights into the explorations of the American frontier through a dramatized interview with Kit Carson in which he discusses his own accomplishments, as well as the activities of such frontiersmen as Daniel Boone, Zebulon Pike, Jedediah Smith, and James Beckwourth.
Examines the lives of Meriwether Lewis and William Clark, the two men picked by President Thomas Jefferson to lead an expedition into the unexplored lands west of the Mississippi River in search of a waterway through North America, discusses how the men prepared for the journey, and considers the historical importance of their efforts.
Discusses both hypothetical and historical voyages of discovery to America by the Phoenicians, Saint Brendan of Ireland, the Vikings, and such later European navigators as Columbus, Cabot, and Magellan.
Examines the Lewis and Clark Expedition from 1804 to 1806, a mission undertaken from the purpose of exploring the Louisiana Purchase and finding a water route to the Pacific Ocean, providing information about encounters with Native Americans, natural obstacles, and related topics.
Describes the life and accomplishments of African-American explorer Matthew Henson, who went on an expedition to the North Pole in the early twentieth century.
